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| Juv. Cooper's hawk is my guess
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| My wife, long retired master falconer license holder, says her guess is Cooper's hawk, considering location and food choice! Goshawk is second choice, for the same reasons. Both very good bird hunters!
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| looks like a falcon to me,got two of those that hang around and have taken out most of the Squirrels I used to feed,so I quit feeding for their own protection.
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| How did you get those shots? Nice pics.
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| quote: Originally posted by 6guns:
How did you get those shots? Nice pics.
Sitting outside my kitchen window chowing down. Nice clean window and telephoto on my Nikon Coopix 510 digital.
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
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| Good work!
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| quote: Originally posted by HayesGreener:
Merlin Falcon
identify.whatbird.com/obj/57/overview/Merlin.aspx
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| | | Posts: 4379 | Location: Florida Panhandle | Registered: September 27, 2009 |
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| quote: Originally posted by HayesGreener:
Merlin Falcon
I am no professional bird expert, but I have to agree with this, due to the white throat (vs Cooper's Hawk). |
| | | Posts: 10887 | Location: South Congress AZ | Registered: May 27, 2006 |
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| It has clown tears, so falcon it is.
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Eeewwww, don't touch it!
Here, poke at it with this stick.
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| Merlin falcon.
Consider yourself lucky to have them around.
They are beautiful birds and very effective hunters. They are masters of the air.
It's worth having a birdfeeder just to attract raptors.
It's more common for Cooper's hawks to work a birdfeeder than a merlin in my experience.
Both are awesome raptors but the Merlin is especially cool!! |
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| quote: Originally posted by mod29:
Merlin falcon.
Now that we have the bird identified, I wanted to give a brief update on the Harris Hawk in distress I spoke of 3 weeks ago. Shortly thereafter, she apparently was able to free herself from what we now believe was not jesses, but monofilament, from a hawk trap. When we first saw her free of it, she was skinny and her tail looked very ragged from the experience. She has been hunting/eating and has rejoined the other 3 members of her pack. |
| | | Posts: 10887 | Location: South Congress AZ | Registered: May 27, 2006 |
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| No expert, but I do image them. My guess is a Merlin.
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| lmao quote: Originally posted by Skins2881:
Millenium Falcon?
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| quote: Originally posted by 4MUL8R:
This app is perfect for amateurs like me who wonder what bird I just saw.
Thanks for that reference. I am downloading the bird pack for AZ now. |
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