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Apr 14, 2021 10:30:23 #
Taken with a 28 mm, and cropped severely. I think it is a young peregrine.
Apr 14, 2021 11:00:05 #
Paul Diamond
Loc: Atlanta, GA, USA
A 28mm? Wonderful that he allowed you this close for your picture. Good work.
Apr 14, 2021 11:01:03 #
Apr 14, 2021 11:03:34 #
Where was this shot taken? Kind of hard to tell from this image but the head markings don't look right for a Peregrine Falcon. They have a distinctive hood & eye rings that I don't see here. Possibly a female Merlin but ???
Apr 14, 2021 11:13:16 #
daldds wrote:
Taken with a 28 mm, and cropped severely. I think it is a young peregrine.
Shape and proportions of head and beak (from this perspective), color of iris, and the breast plumage pattern are most suggestive of a last-year juvenile red-tailed hawk, possibly beginning molt into adult plumage - a bit iffy on that last point - could be a second year bird but would need to see the tail to be sure.
Dave
Apr 14, 2021 11:17:01 #
Paul Diamond wrote:
A 28mm? Wonderful that he allowed you this close for your picture. Good work.
E.bird.org has a bird identification system and a plethora of other bird related stuff. Cornell University sponsors it and it is free. You can sign up or just browse. I started using it last week. Stumbled upon it.
Apr 14, 2021 11:49:38 #
Taken in NYC. He was on the top of the lamp post. Believe me when I say that I was far enough away for him not to care about me at all.
Apr 14, 2021 15:07:32 #
By the way; there’s not a snowball’s chance in Nassau that it’s a peregrine falcon.
Its genus is Buteo (species jamaicensis).
Dave
Its genus is Buteo (species jamaicensis).
Dave
Apr 14, 2021 15:43:09 #
Apr 15, 2021 07:56:34 #
NYC is home to one of the LARGEST populations of Peregrines in the country.
Apr 15, 2021 12:29:15 #
Arizona Art
Loc: SE Florida
I agree with others suggesting an RTH. Hard to tell with 100% certainty from this picture though.
Apr 15, 2021 15:34:15 #
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