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Post by JED on Mar 7, 2021 13:04:02 GMT -6
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Post by Beekster on Mar 7, 2021 13:15:42 GMT -6
Gorgeous bird!
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Post by JCON on Mar 7, 2021 13:33:27 GMT -6
Excellent pics!!!!
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Mar 7, 2021 15:50:46 GMT -6
Very nice shots Jed!  |
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Post by Dukemaddog on Mar 8, 2021 15:22:06 GMT -6
Wow! He's gorgeous!! What a blessing!
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Post by JED on Mar 9, 2021 12:23:51 GMT -6
Many thanks to you all, I took loads of pictures while I had the opportunity,might never get the same chance!!
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Post by BUCKY on Mar 9, 2021 23:16:35 GMT -6
Looks like he copped some attitude in that last pic!! Great shots of this bird, by the way!
Hey, Bruce....paint that one!
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Mar 10, 2021 6:30:31 GMT -6
Would be a great painting, but not indigenous to our area.  |
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Post by JCON on Mar 10, 2021 10:11:50 GMT -6
Would be a great painting, but not indigenous to our area. The 8 species of hawks found in Washington State are the Swainson’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Goshawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, and the Ferruginous Hawk. Info and some pics of them are here: wildlifeinformer.com/hawks-in-washington-state/ |
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Mar 10, 2021 13:04:15 GMT -6
You forgot the Kestrel Hawk, smallest species of Hawk. |
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Post by JCON on Mar 10, 2021 15:32:29 GMT -6
You forgot the Kestrel Hawk, smallest species of Hawk. In actuality a Kestrel is not a hawk at all but a Falcon... The American kestrel (Falco sparverius), also called a sparrow hawk by many people is the smallest and most common falcon in North America. It has a roughly two-to-one range in size over subspecies and sex, varying in size from about the weight of a blue jay to a mourning dove. Falcons are smaller birds than hawks which are generally large but with shorter wings compared to falcons. ... Falcons have a notch on their beaks while hawks have a simple curve on the beak. 3. Falcons grab their prey with the beaks while hawks use talons on the feet to kill prey. One of the easiest way to tell the two species apart is when they're in full flight and you can see their wingspan. Hawks have 'fingers' on the tip of their wings whereas falcon wings are slender and pointed.  |
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Mar 10, 2021 19:48:48 GMT -6
Who knew??  |
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Wildlife
Mar 10, 2021 20:43:35 GMT -6
via mobile
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Post by JCON on Mar 10, 2021 20:43:35 GMT -6
You do now Bruce!!! Lol!!!
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Mar 11, 2021 9:14:05 GMT -6
Thanks to our resident Wiki Leak!  |
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Post by JCON on Mar 11, 2021 10:35:03 GMT -6
Thanks to our resident Wiki Leak! I can neither confirm nor deny that statement without the Secretary's approval...  |
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Post by JED on Mar 13, 2021 9:43:14 GMT -6
That's a lovely looking bird Joe, our daughter recently sent us some nice pics of your Bold Eagle, I forget where they had been but she said there was quite a few where they were.
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Post by JCON on Mar 13, 2021 20:38:03 GMT -6
They are all over right now Jed... some are migrating to Alaska and some stay around!!!
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