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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: Steve Hood on November 11, 2018, 09:30:06 PM

Title: Hawk IDs
Post by: Steve Hood on November 11, 2018, 09:30:06 PM

I saw 2 different hawks while driving north of Kitchener and need some help in IDing these.

Title: Re: Hawk IDs
Post by: thouc on November 11, 2018, 09:39:21 PM

1. Dark morph Rough-legged Hawk
2-3. Female Northern Harrier

/Thomas

Title: Re: Hawk IDs
Post by: Steve Hood on November 11, 2018, 09:50:11 PM

Thanks Thomas.  I was thinking of those but my inexperience and different colouring in online photos threw me off a bit.  I didn't even know there were dark and light morph Hawks.   :D

Title: Re: Hawk IDs
Post by: Ally on November 11, 2018, 09:50:20 PM

Quote from: "thouc"

1. Dark morph Rough-legged Hawk
2-3. Female Northern Harrier

WOW, WOW!

/Thomas

Title: Re: Hawk IDs
Post by: Steve Hood on November 16, 2018, 06:26:14 PM

Quote from: "Ally"

Quote from: "thouc"

1. Dark morph Rough-legged Hawk
2-3. Female Northern Harrier

WOW, WOW!

/Thomas

Thats what my 13 year old son said when we stopped at the side of the road for the Northern Harrier. He got some great aerial shots close up but by the time I crawled into the back seat the Harrier sat on the ground slightly further away and just stayed there until we left.

Title: Re: Hawk IDs
Post by: Ally on November 16, 2018, 08:14:50 PM

Quote from: "Steve Hood"

Quote from: "Ally"

Quote from: "thouc"

1. Dark morph Rough-legged Hawk
2-3. Female Northern Harrier

WOW, WOW!

/Thomas

Thats what my 13 year old son said when we stopped at the side of the road for the Northern Harrier. He got some great aerial shots close up but by the time I crawled into the back seat the Harrier sat on the ground slightly further away and just stayed there until we left.

So lucky, I have never met any raptor just sits on the ground.