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nikovich · Sunday 21st May 2006, 15:37

This could be a toughie .. this rather long tailed bird is actually mating with a female ..

sorry for the poor image - they were very far away - takem in Saskatchewan, Canada

JANJ · Sunday 21st May 2006, 16:29

Swainson´s Hawk, check the underwing as mentioned in the other post nikovich.

JanJ

nikovich · Sunday 21st May 2006, 16:32

thanks alot Jan :-) was hoping they were something more ' exotic '

jcwings · Sunday 21st May 2006, 16:37

Wow... tough picture to go by. My guess is Swainson's Hawk. I see white under surface of the wing with dark primaries which is a identifying feature of Swainson's. I was thinking Northern Harrier at first but this bird also has light primaries and the birds in your photo show dark feathering from below.

http://www.virtualbirder.com/vbirder...ifg/hi/r12.jpg

Sunday 21st May 2006, 15:37	#1
nikovich Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Saskatchewan,Canada ( Formally South-east England ) Posts: 1,413	ID this Raptor please.. This could be a toughie .. this rather long tailed bird is actually mating with a female .. sorry for the poor image - they were very far away - takem in Saskatchewan, Canada Attached Thumbnails __________________ http://www.saskbirder.com/ http://www.pbase.com/nicksaunders/

Sunday 21st May 2006, 16:32	#3
nikovich Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Saskatchewan,Canada ( Formally South-east England ) Posts: 1,413	thanks alot Jan :-) was hoping they were something more ' exotic ' __________________ http://www.saskbirder.com/ http://www.pbase.com/nicksaunders/

Sunday 21st May 2006, 16:37	#4
jcwings Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Santa Maria CA USA Posts: 799	Wow... tough picture to go by. My guess is Swainson's Hawk. I see white under surface of the wing with dark primaries which is a identifying feature of Swainson's. I was thinking Northern Harrier at first but this bird also has light primaries and the birds in your photo show dark feathering from below. http://www.virtualbirder.com/vbirder...ifg/hi/r12.jpg __________________ www.sbcobirding.com: Birds where I live My digiscoped photos

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Sunday 21st May 2006, 16:29	#2
JANJ Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 7,788	Swainson´s Hawk, check the underwing as mentioned in the other post nikovich. JanJ

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