cobal Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 Heavily cropped photo from central Massachusetts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 I am wondering about Mississippi Kite. But maybe too much secondary bulge? Interested to hear others thoughts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 11 hours ago, AlexHenry said: I am wondering about Mississippi Kite. But maybe too much secondary bulge? Interested to hear others thoughts Definitely not a Kite. It is an Eagle. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobal Posted October 2, 2021 Author Share Posted October 2, 2021 Only other picture that I have: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Kevin said: Definitely not a Kite. It is an Eagle. I have no experience, but I think it’s a golden eagle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Kevin said: It is an Eagle. Proportions look wrong for an eagle to me. The head is too large and the wings are too short. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 49 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said: Proportions look wrong for an eagle to me. The head is too large and the wings are too short. Okay, I'm on a phone, I'll check latter on the computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 (edited) Are we looking top down or from below? Edited October 2, 2021 by Avery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansabirdguy Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, Avery said: Are we looking top down or from below? top down 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pictaker Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 looks like an immature Bald Eagle to me.....purple beak,some white on tail and underside of wings... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 @cobal Do you mind if I edit your photo? I am pretty sure your bird is a Red-tailed Hawk. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanityslave Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 i agree that that's not an eagle (and we have bald eagles all over here in central nc). if i saw that here id call it a red-tailed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 14 hours ago, The Bird Nuts said: @cobal Do you mind if I edit your photo? I am pretty sure your bird is a Red-tailed Hawk. 10 hours ago, insanityslave said: i agree that that's not an eagle (and we have bald eagles all over here in central nc). if i saw that here id call it a red-tailed. Yep. Bill is too small for Bald Eagle and I’m not getting a Golden feel from this bird at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 Yeah, I agree now that it is not an Eagle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pictaker Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 did the best I could with the shadows,still looks like an immature Baldie to me..but I have been known to be wrong a high percentage of the time.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulK Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 To my very inexpert eyes that looks like the pale speckling that gives the V on the back of a perched red-tailed. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 To me, the bill looks too small in relation to the head for a Baldie. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Charlie Spencer said: To me, the bill looks too small in relation to the head for a Baldie. This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 3 hours ago, PaulK said: To my very inexpert eyes that looks like the pale speckling that gives the V on the back of a perched red-tailed. Yes, it does. If the OP will let me, I can post a lightened version of the photo so we can see the back and tail patterns better. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor L. Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Man, I wish my school computer let me look at the photos. Looking at them on my phone, I'm heavily leaning Red-tailed. Part of me thinks it could be a Harlan's, just based on how dark it looks, but this is obviously a potential trick of the light/camera. Leaving it as a Red-tail seems to be the best call from my POV. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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