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Napper

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on: August 31, 2008, 03:09:24 PM
Hey!

I put yet another feeder in my yard today. While doing so I heard a very beautiful sounding little song bird.

While circling my tree trying to find this little guy I see a large black bird soaring at  100 feet behind the house.

I immediately think Turkey vulture. Then it comes into view. No way that's a Vulture. I observed a white patch underneath.

Extremely disappointed I lost it. A few minutes later heading Southwest towards the Escarpment I observed it again and snapped a few long long distance

shots.

Napper :D

http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/albums/album09/DSC_3539_1.jpg

added this note:

Not as significant but there was a red breasted nuthatch at my  black oil seed feeder today :)
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Reply #1 on: August 31, 2008, 06:35:08 PM
Might actually be a turkey vulture given the curvature of the wings.  Bald eagles, from what I can remember, don't usually have that point when they have their wings outstretched.
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Reply #2 on: September 01, 2008, 01:06:08 AM
Eagle from today

Not very good  but u see..

http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/albums/album09/eagle.jpg

http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/albums/album09/DSC_3540_1.sized.jpg

Adult Bald Eagle 2007 (inlaws house)

http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/albums/album04/DSC_0740_4.jpg

turkey vulture (balm beach)

http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/albums/Tiny-Township/DSC_3171_1.sized.jpg


sorry first image of this Juvenile Bald Eagle did not show the large projection of head in front of wings and its massive beak (it  was in powered flight). Also this bird (eagle) soared with wings straight.

Turkey vultures soar with wings at dihedral for slow speed stability

Napper :D
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Reply #3 on: September 01, 2008, 08:08:59 AM
I thought the under wing pattern easily id'ed the bird as a BE.
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Reply #4 on: September 01, 2008, 09:48:31 AM
the first photo is a Juv. TV .. the second I wood gess by the long head is a Bald  Eagle ....

nice shotes ...

craig
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Excuse my spelling and Grammar, I am Dyslexic thank you.

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Reply #5 on: September 01, 2008, 11:01:49 PM
After a second look I have to agree that I was wrong.  Good call.  Fun times.  Hope you see more.
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Reply #6 on: September 12, 2008, 01:10:53 PM
Are the 2008 pix of same bird? The first pic still looks like a jtv to me...but second post pix are pretty clear...but the head in both sets look different...then again, I umm....usually have no clue what I'm talking about.
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Reply #7 on: September 14, 2008, 10:41:00 AM
Sorry for the confusion

These three links to images are of the same bird

last week

image  3539 if you look close yu can just make out the Bill/beak

Napper:))

long distance and cropped

http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/albums/album09/eagle.jpg
http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/albums/album09/DSC_3539_1.jpg
http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/albums/album09/DSC_3540_1.sized.jpg
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Reply #8 on: September 16, 2008, 01:35:44 PM
ahh...then I'm a believer...my wife and I had stayed at a B & B in a small town in B.C....famous place for snowmobile accidents -- avalances....can't think of name right now...anyway, its on a small private lake...and we would canoe around this calm lake with the eagles skimming by...it was amazing...they are big birds...
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