Where was it found? Merlin gave this photo ID:Originally Posted by Fracktured
Dinner time. What kind of hawk is this?
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Where was it found? Merlin gave this photo ID:
Dinner time. What kind of hawk is this?
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Eastern coast near Philadelphia.
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That description really fits because he was smaller than a crow and was eating another bird. Thanks
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Here's a little something I composed - inspired by the birds. Enjoy.
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That was my assumption in Merlin based on your profile. Good job.
No guesses on my admittedly-crappy photo?
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I always thought it was interesting that some birds are carnivores, while others are not.
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We just came back from vacation in central Ontario, on Lake Simcoe - about 150km north of Toronto. I caught a quick glimpse of my first red-bellied woodpecker - a lifer. I was able to identify it through Merlin before we caught sight of it.
Also lots of Osprey out fishing, and Belted Kingfishers flying around. We also had a Great Blue Heron stand in the water right in front of our cottage every night, but always at dusk when it was too dark for photos. Oh yeah, and while we were out for a swim, we spotted two swans a bit further out.
Wondering what kind of hawk I was seeing over the weekend. It sounded just like a red-shouldered hawk, and it resembled one as it was flying over my house, but it didn't seem quite as large as a crow. Are juvenile hawks that much smaller than the adults?
Many sightings of tropical birds in PA and MD. Flamingoes, roseate spoonbills, and limpkins. MD Birding FB page has them all.
I live in PA and my neighbor's had a flamingo in his yard for years. Damned thing never leaves. I think he's feeding it.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
Escapee from the Pittsburg Zoo?
I'm sure you're joking about a plastic lawn ornament but there actually have been two flamingos in Franklin County, PA.
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I went out to see them a week and a half ago. Two days later, the younger (lighter) one was bitten by a snapping turtle and had to be rescued. The damage was pretty bad, but it's in good hands at Raven Ridge Wildlife Center. Reports from this morning is that the adult is not present today at the farm pond.
I went to see the limpkin at Middle Creek (Lancaster County) a few months ago too.
No, they were blown up by the Hurricane Idalia. There are flamingos in about 6-7 states. The PA birds are the most northern of them all.
Chad
Many flamingos were blown off course by that hurricane which struck Florida's big bend. Ending up in places like the Great Lakes region.
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Indeed.
You restored my faith in humanity.
Ok, maybe not.
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There's a Roseate Spoonbill in Southern Ontario, near Lake Erie. There was also one spotted in Buffalo in early August. It could be the same bird. Its current location is 150 miles west of Buffalo. I hope it finds it way home before it snows and food becomes scarce.
Juvenile great blue heron showing the natal down
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Last edited by Firth; 09-23-2023 at 08:13 AM.
^^ Is that a turtle dove next to it?
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Duncan
Finally got a photo of the Piliated woodpecker that shows up every once in awhile out back of my house. He was after the suet. They are quick and don’t stay still very much. This is the best photo I could get before he took off and flew into the woods behind our house.
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Caught a photo of a finch in flight. The best my camera can do.
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^^ That's a great shot!
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^^ Cool shot!
I spotted my first Dark-eyed Junco of the season on Oct. 14. Winter is coming.
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Nice pictures Rick!
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