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Started by geomorph, 10/03/2003 11:14PM

Posted 10/03/2003 11:14PM Opening Post

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I've been so busy lately that I haven't had time for many photos. But today I ran across this hawk on the side of the road and stopped for a quick shot. I'm guessing that it is a juvenile red-tailed hawk, but I'm not certain. It could also be a Swainson's.

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Posted 10/03/2003 11:21PM #1

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I caught him just as he left his perch. I cut off his wingtips, but I thought the markings were quite nice.
Cheers,
Tyler

Both photos were taken with the D100 with Nikkor 80-400mm VR

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Posted 10/04/2003 02:32AM #2

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Tough call, I vote for juvenile Red Tail. Great pictures.

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Posted 10/07/2003 07:55PM #3

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Nice sharp photo Tyler. My vote is for an immature Red-tailed. Your just leaving photo shows the dark "armpit" of a Red-tailed where the Swainson's will have a dark trailing edge on the under wing.

Nice job - Cal

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