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Tampa, FL ID Help (1 Viewer)

JohnFla

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Hi there,

I'm going through some photographs trying to get definite ID's on some birds for my list.

1) 08/13/2016 St Petersburg, FL at a large lake. (Royal Tern?)
2) 05/12/2017 Tampa, FL, my backyard. It took out one of my doves :( (Cooper's Hawk?)
3) 05/12/2017 Tampa, FL, my backyard. Are these four House Finches? (also, the red one seemed to be feeding the one on the right, is that a juvenile?)
4 & 5) May 2017, Tampa, FL, my backyard. This owl appears at my bird bath every so often, late at night. It will sit on the edge, then sit in the middle and eventually take a quick bath. Sorry for the terrible images. I'm trying to handhold at 600mm for half a second or more. It's small, so I was thinking Eastern Screech Owl but I've only seen Barred Owls/Great Horned Owls around (not my neighborhood) Tampa.

Thanks for your help as always!
Thanks,
John
 

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Don't know about the owl. Agree with your other IDs. The finch to the left of the male is also a juvenile (note the swollen flanges at the base of the bill).
 
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