Bird Id Part 2.5

[mjs1973]

BALD EAGLES INDEED!

The single bird on the ice is a second winter birdm while the other images seems to have a first winter eagle obstructed by branches and the adult(5yrs plus) in the open. The reason I think the young bird is first winter is it's size. The adult bird seems smaller in body mass compared to the young bird. Wide DOF may be making the birds appear to be at equal distances from the camera though?

I'm pretty sure (99.9%) that the young eagle in the tree with the mature eagle, is the same bird from the pic on the ice. As I got closer to the river, the young bird took off and landed in a tree on the opposite side of the river. As I watched it, that's when I noticed the white head in the tree. We drove back across the bridge to a spot where I took the pic of the two in the tree. Here is another pic of it, with a tighter crop.

[paulnj]

I'm pretty sure (99.9%) that the young eagle in the tree with the mature eagle, is the same bird from the pic on the ice. As I got closer to the river, the young bird took off and landed in a tree on the opposite side of the river. As I watched it, that's when I noticed the white head in the tree. We drove back across the bridge to a spot where I took the pic of the two in the tree. Here is another pic of it, with a tighter crop.

Right you are !

I guess my hind sight was correct and it isn't really bigger than the adult .

I am hoping to do a eagle trip to NY state or maryland in the next month or so... maybe I too can post eagles?

[Lava Lamp]

As close as I've gotten (today) to one of these...

[Lava Lamp]

Here's the front view. The backlighting was savage, so this is kinda salvaged.

[paulnj]

I know what iT is.. from the back even So ,let's see how good you are.What is it LL ??

These are great images for ID besides the under tail color.

[Knight]

RTH is my guess But then again i may well be wrong lol
Good closup capture LL

[Lava Lamp]

I know what iT is.. from the back even So ,let's see how good you are.What is it LL ??

These are great images for ID besides the under tail color.

Well, it's a juvenille. I thought it was a red-tailed hawk, but you could convince me that it is a broad-winged hawk or even the Florida variant of the Red-Shouldered Hwak.

[paulnj]

you are correct!

Btw.. last night my puter and PR were acting funny together, hence the double post ;)

[Lava Lamp]

Thank you. Thank you very much.

What's this one?

[mdwsr]

Lava - that's a green wing teal

Can anyone ID this bird? I thought it was a northern flicker but not sure now, it lacks the black neck band:

[mjs1973]

My first guess was a flcker also. I'm still new to birds tho so don't take this as confirmation.

[paulnj]

GW teal is correct and the flicker is a first winter(read juvenile) yellow shafter variety of the northern flicker

[mdwsr]

GW teal is correct and the flicker is a first winter(read juvenile) yellow shafter variety of the northern flicker

Thanks all. paulnj, I thought that might be the case as well, but this bird is much larger than the northern flickers I have seen around here before. I have a picture of a pair that looks much different from the neck up.

[paulnj]

Did you ever think that this is a migrant bird from CANADA maybe? Canadian robins are larger, so maybe there flickers are too?

post your image please, so I can ID them too ;) you may have RED shafter (western) northern flickers, while this is an EASTERN subspecies ;)?

[mdwsr]

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post your image please, so I can ID them too ;) you may have RED shafter (western) northern flickers, while this is an EASTERN subspecies ;)?

Here is a shot of a pair of yellow-shafted northern flickers I shot about ten miles away, maybe 1 month earlier:

[paulnj]

Sure are and the male is the top one ;)

I assure you that your first image is a yellow shafted flicker too.

Whether it's a young bird or just abberant, I can't honestly tell you for sure. I will also give you my educate guess that this is most likely a female too.

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/birdhou....html#Physical

[mdwsr]

Thanks for the attention to detail, paul. I agree, it must be a northern flicker, but I've been watching this bird for over a month and it seems so much larger than the ones in the other picture, which are in a different location and are much different than the one(s) living behind my house. The picture I posted is not the best quality, but it is the best I have been able to capture so far. I have a blind and feeders set up in this area and hope to get many more shots.