jakrum421
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 7:19 pm Post subject: Cooper's Hawk in my backyard? |
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I just saw this little guy a few minutes ago and don't have a pic downloaded yet. But the body shape and beak and talons were a dead giveaway for a hawk of some sort. It was smallish (crow-sized) and had a solid pinkish-orange belly. It was on the ground and robins were dive-bombing it until it flew away. I couldn't get a clear look at its tail and don't know if it was banded or not. I'm very familiar with the red-tailed hawk and it definitely wasn't one of them. I'll post a pic when my hubby gets home later and downloads it.
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eileen
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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Oh I can't wait to see your hawk jakrum - we do soooo love seeing photographs of other peoples wildlife!!! 
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Sherry8
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 4:35 am Post subject: |
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Did he look like this?This is a coopers hawk.
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jakrum421
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 3:04 pm Post subject: Poor quality pic |
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Oh well, it's pretty far away and taken from a window, but here is the suspected Cooper's Hawk. In this photo, it could be the Loch Ness monster for all we can see. Let's see if I can post the photo.
<img src="http://www.ourbabynews.com/custimg/2039/DB4G94DJ88XP8MV7.jpg"> Wish me luck.
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jakrum421
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 3:13 pm Post subject: Can somebocy help me post this pic? |
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I post pics quite often on another message board from ourbabynews.com. However, that format doesn't seem to work here. This site only tells how to post from photobucket. Can you help me please?
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jakrum421
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 3:14 pm Post subject: Sherry8 |
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Yes! That is exactly what my visitor looked like. Mystery solved! If I can get some advice, I'll post that pic. Thanks for responding.
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jakrum421
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| Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:44 pm Post subject: I finally figured it out! |
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Okay, here's the lousy pic that I took of the suspected Cooper's Hawk. I wish it were better, but I need to invest in a better camera.
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Sherry8
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That photo isn't bad, I can see what it is....I took mine through the window glass. Most of my winter pictures are through the glass. I cannot stand outside waiting...it is just too cold. I still take some through the glass if someone makes a surprise visit. I just had the coopers Hawk visit over the weekend..grabbed my camera and took it through the glass again.
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DaphDaph
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| Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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You should be able to find your hawk on the website below. Put your zipcode in and you get a listing of the local wildlife. You can also create save list with notes.
http://www.enature.com/zipguides/
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tschnath
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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 1:06 am Post subject: |
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What a great web site DD, thanks for posting that one.
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