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May 05, 2005 07:21 as a reply to @ post 533085 | #61

OK!.... for the first time in over 600 posts and one year of membership I have to say it.

WOW !

Sorry, it won't happen again.

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May 05, 2005 09:29 | #62

Thanks Lomond.. I appreciate the milestone

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May 05, 2005 12:49 | #63

I showed the photo's to one of the birding GODS that I work with and here's what he had to say about the ID.

Identifying birds in photos is sometimes not easy. In this case I would agree with you that it is most likely an immature Cooper’s Hawk for the following reasons:

- The supercilium (eyebrow line) is not prevalent in any of the three photos like in any immature Northern Goshawk that I’ve seen

- The breast has fine, spaced streaking unlike an immature N. Goshawk which generally has more and thicker streaking (my experience anyways)

- The first and second photos do not show any white bordering the dark under tail bands – a Cooper’s Hawk trait.

Hope this helps!

They're really great images BTW :grin:

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May 05, 2005 14:45 | #65

W :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: W!
Congrats, CDS!

I bet you got some 100 blurred ones . Those guys never stop shaking the head while feeding.

Great stuff!

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May 05, 2005 15:03 | #66

Thanks Andrew.. that does help

I'm surprised though that the GosHawk was considered at all?.. I never would have thought GosHawk. But looking at the coloration of the juvenile.. it is similar to the Gosshawk. Very in the first pic.

the two things that would not let me even consider it though are, location... the odds of seeing a gosshawk around here are very mall indeed,.. and size/bulk. Goshawks are absolute beasts if I recall. I understand they are making a comeback in New England with regular residences in both Mass and Ct. ... so they must be here in RI on occasion as well.

And thanks again for all the kind words

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May 05, 2005 15:14 | #67

Great CATCH! And yours wasn't bad either.
The other (Dinner) Bird looks like it was pretty large, any idea what it was?
EDIT. Nevermind. I see where you said it was a Pidgeon?
-Bruce

The Captain and crew finally got their stuff together, now if we can only remember where we left it. :cool:

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May 05, 2005 16:19 | #68

Yep,. Pidgeon.. in the beginning when the Hawk first landed, that carcass was a whole bird!

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May 06, 2005 07:57 | #69

yes Goshwaks are huge birds but I guess b/c its sometimes difficult to judge scale in photo's he was ruling out all possibilites. He's one of those guys that knows every bird call there is and one of the top two birders in the province.

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May 06, 2005 08:11 | #70

any idea what it was?

It was a Pig - e - on ;-)a :-) :-) !

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May 06, 2005 09:08 as a reply to @ RockOne's post | #71

RockOne wrote:
It was a Pig - e - on ;-)a

Mmmmm. Pork---the other white meat.

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May 06, 2005 13:08 as a reply to @ Belmondo's post | #72

CDS, I have seen worse shots from people who make their living from wildlife photography.
More than just a keeper, very good work indeed.

If in doubt, I shut up...

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May 06, 2005 15:54 as a reply to @ lomond's post | #73

lomond wrote:
OK!.... for the first time in over 600 posts and one year of membership I have to say it.

WOW !

Sorry, it won't happen again.

"it won't happen again"

Hmmm.. you know.. having thought abut this,. I think I'm going to have to strive to make you eat those words..

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May 06, 2005 15:55 as a reply to @ RichardtheSane's post | #74

RichardtheSane wrote:
CDS, I have seen worse shots from people who make their living from wildlife photography.
More than just a keeper, very good work indeed.

Richard,. thanks man.. that's a great thing to hear

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May 08, 2005 15:50 as a reply to @ post 530966 | #75

WOW! what a fantistic couple of shots. Well done. :lol:

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