I live in North wast Florida and I soar with buzzards nearly every time I fly my gliders. Sometimes they will check the glider out at maybe 10 feet away. It looks closer than that but I don't want to exaggerate. I fly at home and the buzzards must roost near here. They are around year round. I have several Purple martin houses and it is time now for them to start coming in from South America. I expect 30 or 40 to nest with us every year. They are almost tame. I think they really like people. When they have babies they will dive at the gliders. I think they think it is a predator.

Jerry