Spotted this squirrel in a Cottonwood tree, a few seconds later
joined by another.
Kingfisher with small fish
Doug Gaudette wrote:
Thanks in advance for your help. Iβve checked a number of resources and Iβm having difficulty identifying this hawk like bird. Of course it would help if I had a photo of the top of his body, but he flew right over my car and took off. These are the only shots I could get. Heβs not a large bird, if that helps with your ID. Again, thanks for your help. Osprey should be returning to Maine in a week or two. Those I can identify.
Doug
Nice capture of what I think is a 'Eastern Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)'.
I saw in your post you mentioned, Osprey should be returning to Maine.
Then I found you retired to York, Maine, great choice. I looked at my main
resource for birds, Nat Geo - Complete Birds of North America and found a
picture that matched your's.
I see York, Maine and the northern east coast is experiencing a bad Noreaster,
hope all is well, stay safe.
jdtonkinson wrote:
Really well done. They are hard to catch in flight
Thank you Jim. They sure will test your panning skills.
Usually very short flights only lasting a few seconds.
Thank you Jeff, the season for Osprey's is just starting
in my area.
joecichjr wrote:
Outstanding π€π€π―π€π€
Thank you Joe. Fun raptor to get short burst of and they usually
give you some eye contact.
Manglesphoto wrote:
Fantastic set Lynn
Thank you Frank. The Osprey started arriving about two
weeks ago. They will depart for southern destinations in
Oct/Sept.