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Posted 04 September 2012 - 11:35 PM
Its a great shot!!!!!!!!!!! But Ill leave the ID'ing to someone else who can tell better! But wow great shot!
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Posted 04 September 2012 - 11:39 PM
Beautiful photo!
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Posted 04 September 2012 - 11:40 PM
looks like red tail to me
awesome pic!
awesome pic!
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Posted 04 September 2012 - 11:44 PM
I thought red-tail and posted as such but someone commented about the bars on the tail.
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Posted 04 September 2012 - 11:52 PM
Agreed. A Coop would be much slimmer, with shorter wings. This guy is undergoing his preformative molt -- the upper back feathers are new.
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Posted 04 September 2012 - 11:53 PM
The bars on the tail are typical of a juvenile Red-tail. A Coop at any age would have broader dark bars.
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Posted 05 September 2012 - 01:29 AM
Agreed, definitely a juvie Red-Tail
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Posted 05 September 2012 - 02:42 AM
AWESOME picture!!!
Agree with red-tail.
Agree with red-tail.
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Posted 06 September 2012 - 03:38 AM
I have a question here. Immediately I noticed the bright yellow gape, thinking it was a juvenile, but one of my reference books mentions a yellow gape on an adult. I am confused...
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Posted 06 September 2012 - 04:37 AM
Absolutely gorgeous shot! Super sharp and clear.
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Posted 06 September 2012 - 10:10 AM
I have a question here. Immediately I noticed the bright yellow gape, thinking it was a juvenile, but one of my reference books mentions a yellow gape on an adult. I am confused...
Often depends on food. Two different adult individuals (non-releasable rescues) with and without the yellow:
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Posted 06 September 2012 - 01:07 PM
Often depends on food. Two different adult individuals (non-releasable rescues) with and without the yellow:
The top bird here has a yellow eye, making it a juvenile.
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Posted 06 September 2012 - 02:08 PM
The top bird here has a yellow eye, making it a juvenile.
His tail is completely red. His name is Diego and he lives at the California Raptor Center at UC Davis.
Here's a third non-releaseable adult Red-tailed Hawk at another rescue facility:
Note the yellow eye and red tail.
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