"I thought that because fewer wolves meant more deer, that no wolves would mean hunters' paradise. But after seeing the green fire die, I sensed that neither the wolf nor the mountain agreed with such a view."
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Ah, yes, I think you are correct. I can't see any spots on it's belly, but perhaps they lose them with winter plumage? Come to think of it, I belive I posted a spotted in the first ID thread.
"I thought that because fewer wolves meant more deer, that no wolves would mean hunters' paradise. But after seeing the green fire die, I sensed that neither the wolf nor the mountain agreed with such a view."
Aldo Leopold
SPOTTED SANDPIPER. It appears to be adult non breeding plumage to me, but may very well be a first winter plumage bird. They only have spotted breasts in breeding plumage BTW.
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Good idea Paul. Is the first ID thread still accessible anywhere? I was looking for it the other day to review the sandpiper that I had posted in it, but I couldn't find it. I assume that it was taken down for good, but thought I would ask to be sure.
"I thought that because fewer wolves meant more deer, that no wolves would mean hunters' paradise. But after seeing the green fire die, I sensed that neither the wolf nor the mountain agreed with such a view."
Aldo Leopold
Good idea Paul. Is the first ID thread still accessible anywhere? I was looking for it the other day to review the sandpiper that I had posted in it, but I couldn't find it. I assume that it was taken down for good, but thought I would ask to be sure.
Someday PJ will get around to cutting it into pieces and moving it here?????
Who knows, maybe MY MOD PROFILE will magicly appear too ;)
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Found this fellow on my deck railing a bit ago. Sorry for the poor shot but I had to shoot through the window and screen. He was only there for a moment. Not sure what type of hawk this is.
Okay Paul I finally have another shot for ya! Unfortunately I don't have good luck cropping from my Coolpix images but here's a little guy taken yesterday in Phoenix. Taken at 105mm, he was pretty brave ;)
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Found this fellow on my deck railing a bit ago. Sorry for the poor shot but I had to shoot through the window and screen. He was only there for a moment. Not sure what type of hawk this is.
It's a cooper's hawk .
Where in the US do you live might I ask. I am just curious because I help study raptor migration through NJ.
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Where in the US do you live might I ask. I am just curious because I help study raptor migration through NJ.
Thanks for the ID. I live in a rural, natural-wooded area west of Milwaukee, WI.
What was giving me trouble was the white spots on the back of the wing feathers and the warm brown color. I was thinking it might have been an immature Red-Tail as we have lots of them around our area all summer.
This looks like a spotted sandpiper in winter feathers to me. It doesn't look like a juvenile. My source is "All the Birds of North America," published by Harper Perennial.
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While I didn't go "birding," I kept my eye out for birds in NYC -- I was hoping to see a Peregrine Falcon, but saw lots of these in different colors, plus lots of house sparrows and a starling or two.
While I didn't go "birding," I kept my eye out for birds in NYC -- I was hoping to see a Peregrine Falcon, but saw lots of these in different colors, plus lots of house sparrows and a starling or two.
Here's one other bird from NYC. Photo credit note: my daughter took this one, but she was sitting on my shoulders, so we're kind of a photo team.
While I didn't go "birding," I kept my eye out for birds in NYC -- I was hoping to see a Peregrine Falcon, but saw lots of these in different colors, plus lots of house sparrows and a starling or two.
Nice ringbilled gull there!
Your pidgeon is also .... nice ;)
As for finding a peregrine in NYC, you would be better off finding a vast open tidal swamp in your area. Remember that peregrines are cliff nesters in the tundra, but I always see them hunting open fields or COASTAL TIDAL FLATS Most have migrated past NJ, but I did find a peregrine(kestrel and merlin too) on the farm lands just down the road today. Peregrine is a very good find inland in NJ any time of year, but in winter(it's winter to me and the birds) is an especially good find.
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