Honey Buzzard
Michaela Strachan presents the honey buzzard.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about the British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
Michaela Strachan presents the honey buzzard. The Honey Buzzard is more closely related to the Kite than it is to our common Buzzard. It gets its name for its fondness, not for honey, but for the grubs of bees and wasps. The bird locates their nests by watching where the insects go from a branch. It then digs out the honeycomb with its powerful feet and breaks into the cells.
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Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
Broadcasts
- Thu 22 Aug 2013 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Thu 7 Aug 2014 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Tue 21 Apr 2020 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Mon 21 Sep 2020 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Wed 29 Jun 2022 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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