wtnhunt Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Always enjoy watching the hawks gliding through the air. Took a few pics of hawks I thought worthy of sharing recently and been meaning to post them, just finally getting around to posting them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMn106 Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Re: hawks Awesome pics, they sure are fun to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Re: hawks Very nice pics! The y are really fun to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSGB Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Re: hawks Nice pics! I enjoy watching them too. I have a couple stands that I see them almost every time. There's even a couple around the house that I watch. They seem to live off of doves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bond Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Re: hawks cool pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doughboy1956 Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Re: hawks Very nice. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Re: hawks Neat pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Re: hawks Very nice pics, we've got lots of them up here too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Re: hawks Very nice William. I'll bet you'd like to know what I think it is. How big was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Re: hawks [ QUOTE ] Very nice William. I'll bet you'd like to know what I think it is. How big was it? [/ QUOTE ] Pretty sure these were red tailed hawks Chris. Hard to say for sure, they were a pretty good ways up. Would guess their wingspan to be near 50 inches or so, but as you might recall from the kites I am not the greatest at guessing birds wingspans . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Re: hawks [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Very nice William. I'll bet you'd like to know what I think it is. How big was it? [/ QUOTE ] Pretty sure these were red tailed hawks Chris. Hard to say for sure, they were a pretty good ways up. Would guess their wingspan to be near 50 inches or so, but as you might recall from the kites I am not the greatest at guessing birds wingspans . [/ QUOTE ] Nope. Clearly not a red tail. Red tails don't have bars on their wings like that, especially on the tail. I think what you have there is a red shouldered hawk. Bunch of other pictures here: http://www.pbase.com/garrettlau/redshoulderedhawk&page=2 At your service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Re: hawks These pics are not all of one bird. You might be right. Will have to go and take a look in my book Chris, thought for sure red tailed hawks had some variations of bars in both their tail and wing feathers from juvenile to adult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MizzouHunter6 Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Re: hawks Hard to get pics of too....great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 Re: hawks The bottom one might be a redtail. Can't really see much of his tail to tell. Redtails don't have any banding like the other pictures, juvenile or adult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 Re: hawks You are probably right Chris. The first three are probably a mature red shouldered and the last one I am pretty certain is a red tailed. What gets me is that my book shows illustrations of juvenile red tails with barring on both the wings and the tail feathers though . So how old are hawks when they are no longer determined to be juvenile? Got some more bird pics I may eventually upload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 Re: hawks [ QUOTE ] barring on both the wings and the tail feathers though [/ QUOTE ] Hmmmm, I'd like to see that picture. My Peterson's guide shows one bar on the tail feather of a juvenile, but not like your picture. As far as juvenile vs. adult plummage, it depends on the bird. I think bald eagles don't get their white head for like 5 years or so! I'd have to read my guide when it comes to Redtails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 Re: hawks Will try to scan the pics from my book and upload them after I go for a little walk here Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 Re: hawks Here you go Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 Re: hawks I'll be. What book did that come from? Based on that drawing, your photo does look like a juvenile redtail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 Re: hawks Ken Kaufmans birds of north america focus guide. Think I told you before this book has some great illustrations. If it were not for the size I would say these probably were red shouldered. So do you think a juvenile red tail could have a 4 ft wingspan though Chris? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 Re: hawks Yeah, the red tail is a pretty big buteo. Most birds reach mature size within a year. Plummage is a different story though. Some of the bigger raptors don't get adult plummage for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 Re: hawks man! those are awesome. I love hawks and eagles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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