JayFeatherPL
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Hi!
I've got three birding questions - about birds of prey. I hope you can help me Thanks for all the answers in advance!
1.How can I separate the spotted eagles from the Common Buzzard (looking at the wings, I guess)? Besides the longer "fingers" and longer wings in Spotted Eagles (these are the only features I know). Are there any other features separating the buzzards from the spotted eagles?
2.Do harriers hold their wings in a "V" also during migration? Is it a good and practical feature to look at?
3.Is estimating age of the bird crucial to ID raptors? Because I've recently read (in a bird guide book) that "estimating age (understanding the moulting) is necessary to ID birds of prey and a way of moulting remiges not only helps to estimate the age but it's also important to correctly ID the raptor". What do you think about it? Is the age really so needful to ID a species of a bird of prey?
I really appreciate any help! It will definitely increase my birding knowledge. Thanks for every answer in advance.
Cheers!
I've got three birding questions - about birds of prey. I hope you can help me Thanks for all the answers in advance!
1.How can I separate the spotted eagles from the Common Buzzard (looking at the wings, I guess)? Besides the longer "fingers" and longer wings in Spotted Eagles (these are the only features I know). Are there any other features separating the buzzards from the spotted eagles?
2.Do harriers hold their wings in a "V" also during migration? Is it a good and practical feature to look at?
3.Is estimating age of the bird crucial to ID raptors? Because I've recently read (in a bird guide book) that "estimating age (understanding the moulting) is necessary to ID birds of prey and a way of moulting remiges not only helps to estimate the age but it's also important to correctly ID the raptor". What do you think about it? Is the age really so needful to ID a species of a bird of prey?
I really appreciate any help! It will definitely increase my birding knowledge. Thanks for every answer in advance.
Cheers!
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