[Demande d'identification] [Bird identification👇] Petite demande pour les fans d'oiseaux du Fediverse, j'ai photographié cet oiseau tout à l'heure (désolé pour la qualité des agrandissements). Je me demande s'il ne s'agirait pas d'une buse pattue (notamment avec la queue blanche et sa barre noire).
Pour les infos, je suis en France et plus précisément dans le nord de Indre (plusieurs individus observés plus au sud ).
[Identification request] [Bird identification👇] Just a quick request for Fediverse bird fans, I photographed this bird earlier (sorry about the quality of the enlargements). I wonder if it could be a rough-legged buzzard (especially with the white tail and black bar).
For information, I'm in France and more precisely in the north of Indre (several individuals observed further south).
This incredible photo of two yellow-headed #caracara [#Milvago chimachima (Vieillot, 1816)] was taken by José Iván Cano in Hato Corozal, Casanare, #Colombia, and shared via Negrita Films SAS (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Hey all, after some personal issues including the loss of a friend and serious illness of 2 others, I have decided to start sharing now and then. I started posting on a regional page and it has re-kindled my interest.
Here are a couple of local bald eagles. Enjoy your weekend:) #birdsofmastodon#baldeagle#birdofprey#raptors#birdphotography#naturephotography
Preeeeetty sure it was a peregrine I saw buzzing around and riling nesting birds. Small raptor, mostly white with a bit of brown on the underside. Came within 20 feet overhead. Gorgeous.
This is a red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) who flew high over my yard several months ago. The hawk seems to be screeching while it flies.
"The Red-tailed Hawk has a thrilling, raspy scream that sounds exactly like a raptor should sound. At least, that’s what Hollywood directors seem to think. Whenever a hawk or eagle appears onscreen, no matter what species, the shrill cry on the soundtrack is almost always a Red-tailed Hawk." - allaboutbirds.org
I caught this sharp shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus) grooming itself. I looked up as if to say, "yes can I help you?"
"Sharp-shinned Hawks carry their prey to a stump or low branch to pluck it before eating. Swallowing feathers is not normal for them, as it is for owls." - allaboutbirds.org
You know, the photographs that I post here are not quite a vivid as the same photographs that I post at my pixel's gallery, because here, I reduce the size of the photos and usually make a slight reduction in the quality of the photos to make them easier to load.
All was quiet on the Billy Neill Playing Fields… until it wasn’t!
A #sparrowhawk flushed from the trees by an irate #HoodedCrow and was chased across the pitches.
Needless to say, that was the end of #birdwatching for the morning 🤷♂️
We've got a new visitor around the house. At first I thought it's a hawk, but I guess it's a sparrowhawk. And those are hunting small birds instead of mice. 😩