The Raptor
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It does remind me of this pig of a mystery photo I posted a few years ago!
There is a similarity with your photo Jane, but surely, yours was a Red or Black kite.
ROD.
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There is a similarity with your photo Jane, but surely, yours was a Red or Black kite.
ROD.
lou salomon
the birdonist
it has sth. of a juv bonelli's eagle but is not quite right. six fingers could suggest goshawk (in moult). otherwise i also came on phil's idea of an immature white-tailed eagle...maybe that's what it is?
Jane Turner
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The Raptor; said:
Mine was a Black Kite
StuartReeves
Local rarity
My gut reaction before opening the pic was Marsh Harrier, but on closer examination I fall into the young White-taile Eagle camp, largely on the basis of the 'serrated' trailing edge to the wing, and what appears to be a white interior to one of the outer tail feathers.
Stuart
Stuart
AStevenson
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Well done Recovering Scot! - spot on at 2nd attempt.
It is indeed a 1st yr WTE - one of several quick shots I took of one that flew over the car the other lunchtime - it's a yellow wingtagged bird.
Given the guesses it just shows how deceptive a single cropped pic can be.
Cheers,
Andrew
It is indeed a 1st yr WTE - one of several quick shots I took of one that flew over the car the other lunchtime - it's a yellow wingtagged bird.
Given the guesses it just shows how deceptive a single cropped pic can be.
Cheers,
Andrew
RecoveringScot
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It's a good job I have never seen the species in the wild. If I saw them every day, like Sparrowhawks, I'd have got it wrong.
Interesting how the obvious characteritics sometimes are overlooked because you get a different idea in your head. When I just concentrated on what was visible, it seemed quite natural. Well done on a first-class teaser, though, any bird that can be identifed as any one of a half-dozen unrelated sub-families makes a good challenge.
Cheers,
Jane Turner
Well-known member
Amazing
The Raptor
Bristol City's No.1 Fan!
Excellent thread Andrew, it proves how wrong we can all be with ID's. Well done to Phil on getting it correct.
ROD.
ROD.
