glongoria
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 3:49:12 PM
Can any of you guys ID this bird. I've got five of them that have made a home in my area. (hope the pic comes out)HPIM1702.JPG
exddco
Thursday, July 26, 2012 9:20:42 AM
Definitely a raptor. I think it is a red-tailed hawk. Is the breast plate white? Most common raptor in the US.
watchurai
Thursday, July 26, 2012 10:09:00 AM
Agree with Skipper...very common here in VA as well.
DrafterX
Thursday, July 26, 2012 10:09:55 AM
do you or your neighbors own small dogs..?? 😕
watchurai
Thursday, July 26, 2012 10:11:32 AM

do you or your neighbors own small dogs..?? 😕

DrafterX wrote:




Not anymore...[whip]
cacman
Thursday, July 26, 2012 10:17:41 AM
If not a Red-Tailed Hawk, looks like it could be a Peregrine Falcon
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/peregrine_falcon/id 
nine999
Thursday, July 26, 2012 11:11:41 AM
chicken.




nine
knokmdwn
Thursday, July 26, 2012 11:34:08 AM

chicken.




nine

nine999 wrote:




No.............just tastes like chicken.
glongoria
Thursday, July 26, 2012 1:49:14 PM
Yes the feathers on the chest are an off white. We used to have an big problem with stay cats and oposums..... not any more. It's pretty coool to see all five of them sitting on my fence. I go out to refill the bird bath and I can get within 15 feet of them before they move.
dubleuhb
Thursday, July 26, 2012 1:50:09 PM
Hard to tell exactly, It appears to be young so it does not have normal plumage. Seeing the surroundings I would go more with the Hawk, Falcons are a speed hunter usually more in open spaces.
We have them nesting here on some of the buildings, they have set up live-cams, pretty cool.
DrMaddVibe
Thursday, July 26, 2012 1:51:09 PM
Its a red tail.
errasa
Thursday, July 26, 2012 2:00:52 PM
For some reason we now have hawks in my neighborhood. We also have way fewer mice.
DrMaddVibe
Thursday, July 26, 2012 2:04:11 PM

For some reason we now have hawks in my neighborhood. We also have way fewer mice.

errasa wrote:




Someone release a rehab?


o:)
errasa
Thursday, July 26, 2012 2:57:28 PM
we've owned our house since 1952 and only recently have I seen hawks. They're beautiful and now they're plentiful. I'm putting up a 20 ft. T topped pole in the back yard to see if it will attract one.
dubleuhb
Thursday, July 26, 2012 3:03:22 PM
That pole and a trip to the kitty shelter should keep them around.
riverdog
Thursday, July 26, 2012 3:10:56 PM

we've owned our house since 1952 and only recently have I seen hawks. They're beautiful and now they're plentiful. I'm putting up a 20 ft. T topped pole in the back yard to see if it will attract one.

errasa wrote:



Put a dove decoy on it and I guarantee it.
errasa
Thursday, July 26, 2012 3:17:29 PM

Put a dove decoy on it and I guarantee it.

riverdog wrote:




you will be informed upon it's success.
Whistlebritches
Thursday, July 26, 2012 4:19:01 PM
I'm gonna say a very young Red Tail....if he hangs around another month or 2 it'll be quite obvious.Beautiful raptors....we have them in very large numbers around here....Strangely our quail population is dwindling.


Ron
chiefburg
Thursday, July 26, 2012 8:35:46 PM
Looks like that chickenhawk that was after Foghorn Leghorn.....I say, I say.....
CelticBomber
Thursday, July 26, 2012 8:45:48 PM

If not a Red-Tailed Hawk, looks like it could be a Peregrine Falcon
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/peregrine_falcon/id 

cacman wrote:



It's to big to be a peregrine. It's almost definitely a Red Tail. They are all over this area. Not uncommon when hiking in the park near my house to see one of these guys ripping into a squirrel. One time I saw one eating a rabbit on the ground under a tree. It's very rare to see them eating on the ground like that in an area with lots of free roaming dogs and people around. It was amazing to see and it really blows your mind seeing one on the ground and really get a sense of how big they are.


CelticBomber
Mobile! Terms | Privacy | Contact Us | Help | © 1998-2026, CigarBid.com