TheBrig Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Golden eagles? Some flavor of buteo? F-16s? I don't know. One of them has been around since early spring and since the mating flight four weeks ago, now there have been a pair. I'm assuming they're newlyweds, so congratulations to them. When the wings are at maximum extension, there seem to be bands of light and dark brown running front to back, but maybe that's the sunlight playing tricks on me. I cropped and cleaned up the shots as best I could and zoomed in as much as possible without losing detail. Not sure what they are besides gorgeous, but I'm not complaining. What say you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthawk01 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 All are Red-tailed Hawks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Yes, Red-tails with those red tails. :) The dark patagial bars (shoulder areas) and the band of streaks around the belly are also good field marks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psweet Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Golden Eagles will never look pale on the undersides, except for the base of the secondaries and tail in younger birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 12 hours ago, TheBrig said: F-16s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooFly Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Are you sure they are red tails? I mean that seems to easy....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooFly Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Should we be welcoming everyone to this forum? I mean...everyone is “New”!!!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrig Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 14 hours ago, The Bird Nuts said: Yes, Red-tails with those red tails. ? The dark patagial bars (shoulder areas) and the band of streaks around the belly are also good field marks. Gotta take your word on the red tails. I'm color blind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrig Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 15 minutes ago, TooFly said: Are you sure they are red tails? I mean that seems to easy....? For someone with good color vision it probably is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooFly Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 1 minute ago, TheBrig said: For someone with good color vision it probably is. Well played, well played! I digress... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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