I think it fairly obvious that the first European settlers in North America were far from Ornithologists :)
As you've most likely already seen to find those links, Red-tailed hawks and (what I think of as) a Buzzard share a genus Buteo.
I think it fairly obvious that the first European settlers in North America were far from Ornithologists :)
As you've most likely already seen to find those links, Red-tailed hawks and (what I think of as) a Buzzard share a genus Buteo.
OK, that would be a danger to my wallet!
And look well-nigh identical to the UK Magpie - though the Latin name is different.
A young one from yesterday for contrast:
No scolding that I noticed :)
Happily, Prospect Park often gives a good distance view, so I can see them coming, especially if circling - even so, I often lose focus especially when "close" overhead. There's also the curse of shooting dark subjects against bright sky - my camera's auto settings would have this photo as little more than a silhouette, but happily shooting in RAW allowed a decent recovery.
Looking back at my old photos from various locations, that "not round pupil" thing in wood pigeons seems more often present than not. I wasn't something I'd looked previously out for.
Yay, I'm glad for you!
Really nice to get that angle - I'd guess you were half way up a mountain at the time.
You will be shocked to know even the mother can walk through those bars.
Thanks - thought you'd have to have a huge pixel count otherwise.
Anyway, hoping to walk to a new spot when photoing birds, and not expecting it to flow off, is a mug's game :)
Nice shot, but are osprey nests always that rough & ready?