It was a great opportunity to take some photos. I had my camera on a strap around my neck, and immediately turned it on... and was immediately disheartened to see the message "Batteries Low" appear on the screen. Fortunately, I had extra batteries in my pocket, and I replaced the dead ones in about a minute.
Unfortunately, by the time I was done with that, the birds has ceased their dramatic flapping of wings and posturing, and were just sitting in the tree at the corner of Mirage's parking lot. Still, I managed to get a few decent shots.
I'm not sure what kind of birds they were, exactly, but they were pretty cool to watch. -- PL
3 comments:
I could be wrong but, I believe that is a Broad-winged Hawk.
I see them sometimes in my neck of the woods.
Here is a link:
http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/35/overview/Broad-winged_Hawk.aspx
They are a smaller falcon. They are beautiful birds. Notice
the gray on the beak, the beak shape and, the spots on the wings. I'm 90 percent
sure that's what you have taken a picture of here. Great photos! Thanks for
sharing.
My first thought was Red-Tailed Hawk, ( http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/41/_/Red-tailed_Hawk.aspx ), but after the previous comment, I'm not entirely sure.
P. Bing said...
"My first thought was Red-Tailed Hawk, ( http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/41/_/Red-tailed_Hawk.aspx ), but after the previous comment, I'm not entirely sure."
It's funny you say that because part of me is still thinking it could be a red tailed hawk also. It is hard to get a clear look at the tail feathers in the pictures. If the tail feathers where striped it is most likely a broad winged hawk. If they are a brownish red the it is a red tailed hawk. We do know that it is 100% a small hawk. :D I was guessing broad tailed hawk because the tail feathers we can see look a little lighter than your average red tailed hawk. Again, I could be wrong.
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