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bolden
03-16-2007, 09:56 PM
Consumnes River Preserve once again.
The hawk
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a31/bolden916/DSC_0027-6-1.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a31/bolden916/DSC_0136-52.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a31/bolden916/DSC_0135-51.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a31/bolden916/DSC_0060-22.jpg
Some Smaller birdies
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a31/bolden916/DSC_0082-27.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a31/bolden916/DSC_0104-39-1.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a31/bolden916/DSC_0024-74-1.jpg
And the end of the day
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a31/bolden916/DSC_0005-62.jpg
Darian
03-16-2007, 10:05 PM
I'm always amazed at how graceful our feathered friends are.... :) :) Great pic's :D :D :D
Adam Grace
03-17-2007, 01:16 AM
Very Nice!
Bill Kiene semi-retired
03-17-2007, 07:39 AM
What kind of hawk is that?
k.hanley
03-17-2007, 07:58 AM
Swell shots Bolden. Handheld with your 300????
Cheers, Ken
Very nice....the detail is awesome......
Todd
sculpin
03-17-2007, 05:21 PM
Hey Bolden your bird photo's are lookin pretty good. I really enjoy them.
Mark
bolden
03-17-2007, 07:59 PM
What kind of hawk is that?
I am not quite sure but i think it is a red-tailed hawk.
Handheld with your 300????
Pretty much, all of these were handheld with the 300 except for the stilt.
I am glad everyone enjoys my pictures, thanks for looking.
Langenbeck
03-18-2007, 08:15 AM
The hawk is a Swainson's Hawk. Excellent pictures!!!
Terry Thomas
03-18-2007, 08:48 AM
Easy i.d., Redtailed hawk. Swainson's hawk has the darkened lower side to the rear of the wing, not the leading edge.
T.
k.hanley
03-18-2007, 11:32 AM
I believe Terry is correct.
The diagnostics that nail it for me are:
1. The dark edged shoulder area
2. The lack of dark remidges (look at the flight feather’s tips all the way along the wing)
3. The translucent effect of the inner primary feathers
4. Finely barred tail pattern
5. Light chest area
6. Dark mottled waist area
The one element that might be tripping some folks up is the lack of “red” tail feathers. Juvenile Red-tailed Hawks don’t have any red tail feathers.
This juvenile hawk appears to be in the light phase of its plumage.
Gotta love those Buteos!
Cheers, Ken
The SIBLEY Guide to Birds
David Allen Sibley
Alfred A Knopf, New York
Chanticleer Press Edition 2000
Langenbeck
03-18-2007, 04:10 PM
Terry: You are right it is a red tailed hawk. My error
kokaneejr
03-18-2007, 04:36 PM
bolden, once again nice job. Love the hawks, the clarity with that lens is amazing. But my favorite composition wise has got to be the meadowlark singing. Thats a money shot right there. Keep them coming....Craig.
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