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Birding and Bird Photography

Discussion in 'Sports, Hobbies & Interests' started by 92shawman, Jan 2, 2014.

  1. Feb 16, 2019 at 4:41 PM
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    Some really cool shit
    Red Tail would be my guess, as well, given their prominence in these parts. Yeah, crappy photo. Didn't want to get too close and disturb the youngster.
     
  2. Feb 16, 2019 at 4:46 PM
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    Agreed, a juvenile red tail.
     
  3. Feb 16, 2019 at 5:00 PM
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    That would be my guess as well, but I'm no expert. As to it being injured, it may have had some prey on the ground and was pretty set on reaping the rewards.
     
  4. Feb 17, 2019 at 10:12 AM
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    A few more , all taken with my Sony hx80 pocket camera. The long zoom makes it great for birding.

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  5. Feb 17, 2019 at 10:15 AM
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  8. Feb 17, 2019 at 10:18 AM
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    A few more random birds

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  11. Feb 20, 2019 at 12:12 PM
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    Boat billed heron and marabou stork

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  12. Feb 23, 2019 at 9:16 AM
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    Barred owl and tricolored heron

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    A great horned family eating fresh squirrel

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  15. Mar 24, 2019 at 9:48 AM
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    A few neighborhood birds

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  16. Mar 25, 2019 at 5:26 PM
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    Nice! Did you report that wing tag on the black vulture? https://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL/bblretrv/


    Planning a birding trip to the Texas gulf coast in a month. Got any must-sees? We only have 5 days so there's only so much we can do...
     
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  17. Mar 25, 2019 at 6:39 PM
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    What this bird,it took a dove out of the air and ate it in the time I drove about 200 yards to my house and back got my camera jhl-33.jpg
     
  18. Mar 25, 2019 at 7:16 PM
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    Definitely a falcon... I'm pretty sure it's a Merlin, but it seems big for a Merlin, especially eating a dove. Maybe not, though... Did it seem pretty small?
    The other one I'm thinking it could be is Prairie Falcon, but they're not supposed to occur in southern Ontario very much, according to Cornell's maps. Yours also seems small for a prairie falcon. :notsure:
     
  19. Mar 25, 2019 at 8:53 PM
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    It's a female merlin.
     
  20. Mar 26, 2019 at 3:00 AM
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    Thanks,I took the photo last spring and have been wondering what it was ever since,
     
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