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  1. Craig Houghton

    New Haven CT USA, eagle in flight or a hawk?

    I was watching a red-tailed hawk circle by the waterfall at the dam by the Whitney Museum beside the cliffs of East Rock in New Haven CT when a larger bird crossed its path and flew out of my view. I assumed it was a turkey vulture. My attention turned to a nearby lbj which I photographed. I...
  2. Craig Houghton

    New Video - Avian Art Across Styles and Mediums

    Yesterday, I put together a video of my avian art set to music. I hope you guys like it! I've posted the video at the new www.BirdCinema.com site (too bad they didn't calll it BirdTube). Click here to view Birds by Craig Houghton - Avian Art Across Styles and Mediums Thanks for looking...
  3. Craig Houghton

    Cheshire, CT Buteo ID. Coopers?

    Hi all. I imagine this will be a quickie for anyone in the know, but the longer I stare at my Sibley the less sure I am that this is an immature cooper's. I suffer from everything's-got-to-be-a-red-tailed syndrome. There may be no cure. I don't see a band here and the streaking looks nice and...
  4. Craig Houghton

    Great Horned Owl and Chick nesting in an Osprey nest/platform

    Great Horned Owl and Chick nesting in an Osprey nest/platform w/ pics! Hi everyone. Yesterday, along with the New Haven Bird Club, I observed a great horned owl and chick nesting in a safely observeable osprey nest/platform. A local birding shop referred our group and others to the overlook in...
  5. Craig Houghton

    ID help for some Orlando Florida birds!

    Hi all. I've been enjoying a trip to the Orlando Florida area these past few days. The trip is for an educational software conference, but I've had a couple of chances to go birding. So far I've managed to identify 15 new life list species, and the bulk of my bird time is yet to come...
  6. Craig Houghton

    Madison, CT - sneaky little tag-along

    I was looking through some pictures from a trip yesterday to Hammonasset Beach in Madison CT when I noticed a bird floating in the water below my actual subject in a photo. I was photographing the ring-billed flying above, but I failed to see the bird floating in the waves below. I'm not all...
  7. Craig Houghton

    tiny little bird --ruby-crowned kinglet?

    tiny little bird --ruby-crowned kinglet? - Connecticut As winter gets ready to shuffle off here in Connecticut, I'm quickly, and happily, being forced out of my comfort zone of familiar all-year birds. Then again, this might be a cold-weather friend that I've missed. My best guess is a female...
  8. Craig Houghton

    CT, USA - Cooper's, Sharp-Shinned? Imm?

    I was walking along a great birding trail near East Rock park in Hamden CT today when a small hawk-like bird took off flapping fast just a few feet from me. I think we had both been distracted by the songbirds. As for the flapping, even when it left the area, I saw almost no soaring. I wish...
  9. Craig Houghton

    Cheshire, CT - Fish or American Crow

    I've been looking forward to an opportunity to distinguish first-hand the fish and american crow vocalizations. This morning I heard some nasal 'ca's and pulled off the road. I observed that the crows fluffed and hunched more than usual, which is, as I understand it, a sign of a fish crow...
  10. Craig Houghton

    peregrine portrait

    Hi all. Here's a potrait of a peregrine from the night before last. It's 8x10 charcoal pencil and pastel on canson Thanks for looking! Craig
  11. Craig Houghton

    immature buteo of some sort?

    immature buteo of some sort? CT, USA I wish I had some better shots, especially an overhead, but until tomorrow this will have to suffice. This bird was sighted in Cheshire CT, USA This beauty was travelling with a partner, but I failed to get a shot or a good look. The day before yesterday I...
  12. Craig Houghton

    unidentified lbj from Hamden, CT 2/15/06

    Hi all. Forgive me for asking about what is probably an easy identification for all you veterans, but I'm just not able to pin this. I saw this bird today by the Mill River in Hamden Connecticut. The area has thickets and fairly open decidious wood with lower swampy areas bordering the Mill...
  13. Craig Houghton

    the Cinereous Vulture

    Hey all -- I figured I'd jump right in by posting my latest work. I had the chance to get a good look at one of these in the Bronx Zoo. He made quite an impression on me. Here's what came of it: Cinereous Vulture, 6x9 watercolor on hot press w/ some pastel pencil Thanks for looking! Craig...
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