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  1. gerdwichers8

    Which Harrier?

    If there are two 'firsts' (?!)involved, concerning even a raptor, for Northern Ireland, it better should be established well; negatively and positively. There is a fair share of emotion involved for several groups of people. I agree Chris.
  2. gerdwichers8

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    thanks, I liked it from beginning to the end. gerd
  3. gerdwichers8

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    But did he mention anything about the taillength and uppertailcoverts, the appearance in Northern Ireland..
  4. gerdwichers8

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    Did he write why he thought so? I mean, did he motivate his thing, or just call it the name.. If he mentioned some more then just the name, I am certain we all would love to read about it.
  5. gerdwichers8

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    If the vid is original, this record has to be accepted; it's too strong not to. And the little boy has to say 2.
  6. gerdwichers8

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    I personally would prefer this over most Montague's : Awesome! http://www.netfugl.dk/pictures.php?id=showpicture&picture_id=11148 But I ll take care not to overrule a 'first' for Northern Ireland
  7. gerdwichers8

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    I was not putting the ID of the Kestrel under discussion here, but using it as a reference bird for the harrier. It being a Kestrel; what is abnormal in the appearance of it? Exactly the body built and tail! (Thats THE feature in which the abnormality of it, forms an obstacle for a full pull...
  8. gerdwichers8

    Which Harrier?

    The Kestrel appears abnormally short in bodylength and tail. In the video processor, the calculations that have to do with proportions in the feedback are not fully accurate. If, and it probably is, the cause, this subject bird shows a ratio in body length which can not be comprehended, this may...
  9. gerdwichers8

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    I started think about the deformed appearance of the Kestrel: what would that mean to that Harrier?
  10. gerdwichers8

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    The Kestrel is more like a Merlin: only its colors are telling us what it is.
  11. gerdwichers8

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    Lovely stuff Xeno, they are good and objective enough to show a narrower wing for a juvenile male Hen than a female. A bit poor for this case not to show the variation which is in the species themselves, I even called them nicknames last winter for their own typical individual features. Again...
  12. gerdwichers8

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    As in many, many other links, Jan has done a welcome contribution to the forum. This is indeed the negative feature which forced me to find an explanation for the wing, rather than superficially compare it with Montague's and say: "Yes it is" (so I allow freedom of speech and even quote this...
  13. gerdwichers8

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    That s not fully right, since you made it a political deed, most of you voted the bird and did not ID it on positive grounds (unless it is allowed to ignore the negative features)
  14. gerdwichers8

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    In the middle of april this year, I still had 1st winter Hen coming to roost in Holland: no obvious moult was found in them (some 1st winter male showed the odd grey feather in the tail during winter, but most showed no obvious moult at all), after that, I have no fresh experience ( had more...
  15. gerdwichers8

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    You re right Xeno, but I am not interested in that personal affair any way. But I ll not stop birdwatching. Any way, about the bird: It shows very bleached upperwing coverts: All coverts appear in an extreme pale brown colour, so the bird is pale, not only on the median coverts but on the lesser...
  16. gerdwichers8

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    If I took this winter 342 Hen pellets for my study(mum never wanted them in her household), I can easily read Andy's regurgitation Even he is learning me, I don t take it personal. Those Hen pellets dont give much light about their real intake either: They almost digest everything, its the...
  17. gerdwichers8

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    Anyway, the subject bird shows in the secondaries blackish color in between the two dark lines: that s a no for an adult female Montague's so its of that position. If it is a younger bird, the dark line will loose weight. The hand of the bird is rather chequered. For a young male Hen it is...
  18. gerdwichers8

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    Thanks Mike for the invitation, the hill has been very cold and lonely last winter, here I can enter; Jan had me standing outside; is he in as well?
  19. gerdwichers8

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    and there is much, much individual variation! Even adult males Hen differ in having longer and less broad wings among one another.
  20. gerdwichers8

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    If it is difficult for me to argue on the wing formula and the secondary bar why it should not be Montague's, I say yes, you are right to weigh the load as to be a heavy one to shift aside. But it is the same for the body, tail and uppertailcoverts on your side: Heavy not to consider those any...
  21. gerdwichers8

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    it is AL minus 1
  22. gerdwichers8

    Which Harrier?

    Follow the mass or follow the One, may be applied well here.
  23. gerdwichers8

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    I think it was some one who was nt scared off for a nail in both feet, I think I rather follow. Cheers, I have no problem with it.
  24. gerdwichers8

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    Some other perspectives but I dont have a video. These includes three different birds (the juv s are one male and a bird with a dark iris, though they are shot at the same date)
  25. gerdwichers8

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    Monty's formula but no obvious moult in the wing.
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