Considering the relative head size, I'd guess it's a juvenile. Several months ago I Googled looking for a bird ID expert and got a couple immediately. Sent a few images with a quick identification response. I just checked my trash and guess I've deleted them. Only a suggestion. Jack
----- Original Message ----- From: P. J. Alling <[email protected]> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> Cc: Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 11:59 AM Subject: Re: PESO -- Backyard Hawk I tried to get the color correct, and he's not really red enough to be a Red Tailed Hawk. As for size I'd put him at about 12-15 inches in height. Not huge but he was the biggest bird in the area. In fact once he showed up he was the only bird in the area. On 8/22/2011 3:16 PM, steve harley wrote: > On 2011-08-21 13:47 , P. J. Alling wrote: >> I drive all over the countryside to try to get decent photographs of wildlife >> so what decides to sit in a tree in the backyard? >> >> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20backyardhawk.html > > almost huggable ;?> > > with no size reference it somehow seems fairly small; quite possibly a > red-tailed hawk > -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
