Tracking MAK

[carly]

The dark one looks like a Black Hawk and the photo 35 looks more like a sharpie than a red tail - red tails have really thick large talons, bigger than a pefa.  I've picked up a few dead ones now - thanks to Miss O'Connor and the first thing I noticed is the huge talons.  Feet are kinda skinny on this one and tail is shorter .  Frank would have known right away about the Sharpie - he's got the face of one though

It really does look like you are in paradise MAK!

[MAK]

The dark one looks like a Black Hawk and the photo 35 looks more like a sharpie than a red tail - red tails have really thick large talons, bigger than a pefa.  I've picked up a few dead ones now - thanks to Miss O'Connor and the first thing I noticed is the huge talons.  Feet are kinda skinny on this one and tail is shorter .  Frank would know right away about the Sharpie - he's got the face of one though 

It really does look like you are in paradise MAK!

Thanks Carly-I knew #35 wasn't a Red-tail but seemed too big to be a sharpie. I forgot to bring my bird book so I can't look up anything here. No worries cuz I got lots of bird friends to help me out here on the forum! 

[carly]

The dark one looks like a Black Hawk and the photo 35 looks more like a sharpie than a red tail - red tails have really thick large talons, bigger than a pefa.  I've picked up a few dead ones now - thanks to Miss O'Connor and the first thing I noticed is the huge talons.  Feet are kinda skinny on this one and tail is shorter .  Frank would know right away about the Sharpie - he's got the face of one though 

It really does look like you are in paradise MAK!

Thanks Carly-I knew #35 wasn't a Red-tail but seemed too big to be a sharpie. I forgot to bring my bird book so I can't look up anything here. No worries cuz I got lots of bird friends to help me out here on the forum! 

I'm just guessing..heh..Frank tried his best to teach me but I'm afraid I didn't have enough time with him to get good at ID'ing them.  He would look up in the sky and see what looked like a 'speck' to me and he'd say 'oh hey that's a Blue Heron and I'd be squinting and going 'where?' 'where'?  lol.

[MAK]

The dark one looks like a Black Hawk and the photo 35 looks more like a sharpie than a red tail - red tails have really thick large talons, bigger than a pefa.  I've picked up a few dead ones now - thanks to Miss O'Connor and the first thing I noticed is the huge talons.  Feet are kinda skinny on this one and tail is shorter .  Frank would know right away about the Sharpie - he's got the face of one though 

It really does look like you are in paradise MAK!

Thanks Carly-I knew #35 wasn't a Red-tail but seemed too big to be a sharpie. I forgot to bring my bird book so I can't look up anything here. No worries cuz I got lots of bird friends to help me out here on the forum! 

I'm just guessing..heh..Frank tried his best to teach me but I'm afraid I didn't have enough time with him to get good at ID'ing them.  He would look up in the sky and see what looked like a 'speck' to me and he'd say 'oh hey that's a Blue Heron and I'd be squinting and going 'where?' 'where'?  lol.

I hear ya Carly-I have the same problem. The closest we have to Frank in ID'ing raptors is BrianH. 

[MAK]

   On day 6 in Paradise I was delighted to come out of my bedroom and see some heffers out by the front yard. Deziree and I took the truck again for our ride, finding no raptors today but we didn't care cuz the sun was shining brightly and it was a warm 50 degrees out. I found a couple red squirrels being dive bombed by a red-headed woodpecker near where Bertha lives. She was laying down again today and got up as I drove away. As I passed one of the feeding troughs for the heffer mamas and calves there was a bull calf standing in one of the troughs until I stopped to talk to it-then he jumped out and went over by his mama. lol Red-bellied woodpeckers and White-breasted Nuthatches were foraging for insects and nuts where the bulls roam and the birdfeeders were over-run by Tufted Titmouse and Chickadees.

Click on the link below to view my pics of the day

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[Wing Goose]

What beautiful pictures MAK!
Cows, horse, squirrels, birds, oh my!
(especially the cows!)
             Thank you!
                     Lola
     

[OlRedHair]

I love your pictures today!  It is so much fun sharing your adventures. 😃


Nora in NW Florida

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[MAK]

It's nice to hear from you Lola and Nora-I'm glad you're enjoying my adventures right along with me! 

[WLABarb]

"Nom-Nom" Funny MAK! What a great place, surrounded by beautiful creatures and a few good folks. You got some great shots Friday. I only got a couple of a dragonfly on a plumeria. Work got in the way.  I look forward to your Saturday adventures!

[MAK]

"Nom-Nom" Funny MAK! What a great place, surrounded by beautiful creatures and a few good folks. You got some great shots Friday. I only got a couple of a dragonfly on a plumeria. Work got in the way.  I look forward to your Saturday adventures!

There are beautiful creatures everywhere-you just have to look around your surroundings. I look forward to my Saturday adventures too! 

[OlRedHair]

What's on tap for today?

On my walk, it rained the whole time.  But it was still nice being out.  Molly loves being wet!

[MAK]

What's on tap for today?

On my walk, it rained the whole time.  But it was still nice being out.  Molly loves being wet!

More of the same Nora-Mother Nature! 

[MAK]

   Day 7 in Paradise begins with Ginger (my sisters' horse) and Savannah (my nieces' horse) coming in for some treats by the barn. Some scenic pics in my travels for you to get a feel for just how beautiful it is here. Bertha comes to the fence to say hi today. I spot a hawk across a field on a pole-I think it's a Red-tail but not sure. I'm sure someone on this forum can tell me. As I was near the crooked road, on what I call the woodpecker woods, I managed to find a very well camouflaged Red-shouldered Hawk. To end my adventure I came across a couple horses that were deep in sleep and a Llama amongst some cows that looked a little out of place.

Click on the link below to go on another adventure with me

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[OlRedHair]

Beautiful pictures!  I am so enjoying following your adventures. 😃


Nora in NW Florida

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[MAK]

Beautiful pictures!  I am so enjoying following your adventures. 😃


Nora in NW Florida

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I'm happy to hear that Nora. I like to have company in my endeavors!!