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Name this Bird

VeeveeVeevee WisconsinRegistered User regular
edited July 2012 in Help / Advice Forum
These two just landed outside my backdoor, and I would love to know what species they are.
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    a5ehrena5ehren AtlantaRegistered User regular
    They look like eagles of some kind. Let me check around.

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    VeeveeVeevee WisconsinRegistered User regular
    I'm guessing either some type of Hawk or Falcon, the only eagles I know of around here are of the Bald variety.

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    a5ehrena5ehren AtlantaRegistered User regular
    Yeah, whoops.

    Kind of looks like these guys?
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-tailed_Hawk

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    MushroomStickMushroomStick Registered User regular
    Where was the picture taken?

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    VeeveeVeevee WisconsinRegistered User regular
    yeah, could be a female and immature bird. Definitely not a full grown male as the tail isn't red

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    VeeveeVeevee WisconsinRegistered User regular
    MushroomStick wrote: »
    Where was the picture taken?

    my backyard in South Central Wisconsin

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    MushroomStickMushroomStick Registered User regular
    Probably right about it being a redtail then. I see them all the time in northern Illinois.

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    mtsmts Dr. Robot King Registered User regular
    Pretty sure that those are red-tail hawks

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    MichaelLCMichaelLC In what furnace was thy brain? ChicagoRegistered User regular
    Those are some beautiful birds.

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    Beren39Beren39 Registered User regular
    I think those are light morph redtails, and judging by the belly and eyes probably both juveniles.

    Go, Go, EXCALIBUR! - Trent Varsity Swim Team 2009, better watch out for me Phelps!
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    CycloneRangerCycloneRanger Registered User regular
    Those are juvenile red-tailed hawks.

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    bowenbowen How you doin'? Registered User regular
    edited July 2012
    Yeah red-tailed hawks. They're similarly looking to gold eagles.

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    not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
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    mtsmts Dr. Robot King Registered User regular
    golden eagles are huge though

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    MushroomStickMushroomStick Registered User regular
    Gold eagles are are a lot larger and have dark bellies.

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    bowenbowen How you doin'? Registered User regular
    Yeah that is the major distinctions between the two. They're both raptors so at least you're in the right ballpark if you get that far.

    not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
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    schussschuss Registered User regular
    The one on the left is Jim, and the other one is Marty.

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    VeeveeVeevee WisconsinRegistered User regular
    schuss wrote: »
    The one on the left is Jim, and the other one is Marty.

    Winner winner, chicken(hawk) dinner

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    DelzhandDelzhand Hard to miss. Registered User regular
    I saw one of these outside my window last week, and all I got was a shitty iphone photo before it flew off. I was sad.

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