Outdoor Ontario

Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: TomTelford on April 22, 2009, 11:40:19 AM

Title: Harrier?
Post by: TomTelford on April 22, 2009, 11:40:19 AM

Sorry, I seem to be dominating this area.  Last one for today  :D

Fairly certain this is not a red-tail even juvenile.  Harrier?  Sorry for the photo quality, only have a 210mm.

Tom.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3661/3466011762_ae1d575f29.jpg)

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Post by: JMCDA on April 22, 2009, 12:11:59 PM

That's what it looks like to me, but I am no expert with the big birds in flight.  Last week I was shooting seagulls coasting over the house just for the experience, and when I looked at the uploaded pics it turned out to be a pair of redtails! :-)
...I could use some new glasses too.

you can never have enough lens, huh? That's really good for 210mm, it must have been fairly low. City or country?

Joann

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Post by: TomTelford on April 22, 2009, 12:23:14 PM

Yeah, it was fairly low, about double treetop height.  Picture is ever so slightly out of focus as I have a strange old 70-210 Kiron f4 with focus and zoom locks and the focus lock wasn't set all the way to infinity.  My bad...  Love the lens but need to pay attention.

We're not quite half-way between Oshawa and Peterborough on the 35/115.  Definitely country.

Tom.

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Post by: Kin Lau on April 22, 2009, 12:53:32 PM

Going by the lack of barring or red on the body, no dark shoulder or wrists, that rules out Sharpie, Coopers, Red-Tailed, Red-Shouldered and Rough-legged.

That plus the barring on the tail would make it an adult Harrier.

Juvie Red-Shouldered Hawks should have a translucent crescent near the ends of the wings that would be visible in a shot like this.

Title: ID
Post by: JTF on April 22, 2009, 12:54:50 PM

I also say a harrier.

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Post by: raypye on April 22, 2009, 05:53:14 PM

Northern Harrier- male
Rayfield Pye

Title: Harrier
Post by: Napper on April 22, 2009, 06:55:49 PM

Hey!!

Great spotting :!:

An adult male Northern harrier

In this situation the Identification marks are

Grayish/whitish  belly , Black patch on outer primaries (wingtip & fingers)

Dark/black bar on Secondaries (dark bar on trailing edges underside of wing)

Napper:))