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Any birding people here?
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 7:02 pm
by reible
Just got these shots this afternoon on my walk. Spotted it and manage a couple of shots before it took to wing.
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I guess thanksgiving got here early for me.
Ed
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 7:34 pm
by joedw00
I'm not a bird person, but that is a pretty bird. What kind is it?
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 7:44 pm
by nuhobby
The more I hear, the more I'm impressed with "birding people."
One guy at my work centers all his vacation trips around seasonal rare sightings of birds. The facts he knows about birds are amazing.
Here is one of my earliest Shopsmith projects. It's a box for my in-laws from overseas. The Faravahar "bird" is the symbol of the very old Zoroastrian religion which was dominant in Iran prior to the Islamic conquest. The Good Thoughts / Good Words / Good Deeds themes are emphasized in the 3 rows of feathers, etc.
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 8:33 pm
by reible
I think it is a Cooper's Hawk. Haven't had time to check that out with some web pictures but I know that is what we have been calling them.
Ed
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:06 pm
by charlese
reible wrote:I think it is a Cooper's Hawk. Haven't had time to check that out with some web pictures but I know that is what we have been calling them.
Ed
I think you are right on! And a beautiful one at that!!
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:41 pm
by JPG
nuhobby wrote:The more I hear, the more I'm impressed with "birding people."
One guy at my work centers all his vacation trips around seasonal rare sightings of birds. The facts he knows about birds are amazing.
Here is one of my earliest Shopsmith projects. It's a box for my in-laws from overseas. The Faravahar "bird" is the symbol of the very old Zoroastrian religion which was dominant in Iran prior to the Islamic conquest. The Good Thoughts / Good Words / Good Deeds themes are emphasized in the 3 rows of feathers, etc.
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I like the wooden bird! Nice job.
Oh the real one is nicely done also!;)
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 5:10 am
by ryanbp01
My bird feeders are a cheap source of entertainment for me. Woodpeckers, nuthatches, red wing blackbirds, cardinals, mourning doves all seem to get along with the sparrows, wrens, and finches. Cooper's Hawkslike to take mice and chipmunks to dinner (as the main course). I think they also like pigeon as well.
BPR
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 5:50 am
by littlejohnnc
COOPER HAWK ! ! Nice shot. I got a nesting pair of Mississippi Gray hawks here. Never got a good picture of them...
Need to spend some money on a really good camera....but then there wood working hehe
Cooper's
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 8:14 am
by rcoder
It is a coop. I am a regular birder here in Willcox and see them regularly. I also lead birding trips during our Wings over Willcox celebration during MLK weekend.
Bob
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 9:50 am
by pennview
Nice photos, Ed. What camera and lens were you using?