Tracking MAK

[Joyce]

I uploaded MAK's pics from her Shutterfly albums and adjusted the dark ones. I compared pics with my Brain K. Wheeler "Raptors" book.  I am no expert, but I love doing detailed research.  I think MAK may be seeing more than one - a juvenile and an adult female.

My conclusion is that she is seeing a Ferruginous Hawk, a dark intermediate morph...based on the following (the specific identifiers to Ferruginous Hawks are in red. Red-tail Hawks don't have these species traits):

• large buteo 20-26", wingspan 53-60" (60"=5 ft)
• brown head including forehead and throat
• black bill
• yellow cere (hard to see until pic is saturated)
• long yellow gape that extends halfway point under eye (gape is the yellow line of the beak when closed)
• white mottling on chest
• wingtips shorter than tail
• white undersurface of the tail

[Wing Goose]

Thanks for the pictures of the puppies (young and old),
The horse, your sister, and ??
The videos were great.  Loved looking at the cows.
All the birds were handsome.  Thanks so much.
                           
                                   Lola

[MAK]

OK, 2 questions.....why do some bulls have 2 tags in their ears and some have 1?

2nd video, what is that bird in the background? Sounds like the bird fro the movie Funny Farm!! Always wanted to know what bird made that call!  


Joyce Blvd!! 

Donna the bulls get a tag when they are born to ID them and another when they breed. I'm not sure what that bird is. I'm sure someone else can help us out with that question.  

Lola-Mary Ellen is my sister,Mike is her husband my brother-in-law and Lorri is her daughter,my niece! 

[Wing Goose]

Thanks MAK.  I know who is who now.
                   
                           Lola

[OlRedHair]

I have been so enjoying your pictures and videos!


Nora in Florida

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[Kris G.]

I've so enjoyed all your pics and videos plus the great narration while you've been in Arkansas!  Thanks for sharing your adventures with nature-it's been fun! Safe journey home and hope there's no delays on your return trip!

[Donna]

Ok but what's that bird in the background???  Someone knows! Remember the part where Andy Farmer, (Chevy Chase) threw his coffee out the window at the noisy bird? Well, that's the sound I heard in MAK's video and  have been trying to figure it out for YEARS!! I heard it in my yard over the Summer but couldn't see who it was!! Watch, it's probably a common house Sparrow! 

[Dumpsterkitty]

Ok but what's that bird in the background???   Someone knows! Remember the part where Andy Farmer, (Chevy Chase) threw his coffee out the window at the noisy bird? Well, that's the sound I heard in MAK's video and  have been trying to figure it out for YEARS!! I heard it in my yard over the Summer but couldn't see who it was!! Watch, it's probably a common house Sparrow!  

I think it's a wren of some sort...

This is a house wren in my back yard this summer

http://youtu.be/D3HXlP07t3g

[MAK]

  Last day in Paradise was packed full of wildlife and family! I started the day with petting a mule on the dirt road and then I stopped at a house that I spotted a white pig at one day and discovered many more residents. I visited my niece Lorris' dogs again holding onto my camera very tightly this time! lol And my niece took me to a place where they have 4 White-tailed deer as pets. They rescued one with a broken leg and nursed it back to health and couldn't part with it and now they have 4 of them in their backyard. I've had the time of my life here the past 4 weeks and I am sad to be leaving my family and wild friends. My bus rolls out of the station at 8:20am tomorrow morning with a scheduled return to Rochester at 2:40pm on Monday afternoon. See ya!

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AaN3DFm0ZMWrPAA

 http://youtu.be/UK7JJZPDVts

 http://youtu.be/ybOPl1icJuo

 http://youtu.be/SWbRwqTctco

[Carol P.]

Last day in Paradise was packed full of wildlife and family! I started the day with petting a mule on the dirt road and then I stopped at a house that I spotted a white pig at one day and discovered many more residents. I visited my niece Lorris' dogs again holding onto my camera very tightly this time! lol And my niece took me to a place where they have 4 White-tailed deer as pets. They rescued one with a broken leg and nursed it back to health and couldn't part with it and now they have 4 of them in their backyard. I've had the time of my life here the past 4 weeks and I am sad to be leaving my family and wild friends. My bus rolls out of the station at 8:20am tomorrow morning with a scheduled return to Rochester at 2:40pm on Monday afternoon. See ya!

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AaN3DFm0ZMWrPAA

 http://youtu.be/UK7JJZPDVts

 http://youtu.be/ybOPl1icJuo

 http://youtu.be/SWbRwqTctco

Safe trip home MAK.   

[Donna]

Good luck MAK on your trip home! Nice last pics...OINK!!! Hope your on time to watch Dan again on Monday!! 

[carly]

Have a safe trip home MAK..and hope it's much shorter than the trip there    Thank you for sharing your adventures in paradise with all of us!   

[OlRedHair]

I hope your trip goes smoothly.

So, what's up next?

[Donna]

I hope your trip goes smoothly.

So, what's up next?

Falcon watching! 

[Bobbie Ireland]

I hope your trip goes smoothly.

So, what's up next?

Falcon watching! 

A safe and sedate journey, MAK!!! ROC will be happy to have you back!