If a juvenile, the abbreviation "Imm" usually precedes the identification. J Sent from my iPhone
> On Feb 26, 2018, at 2:30 PM, l...@red4est.com wrote: > > > >> On February 26, 2018 2:12:48 PM PST, Jack Davis <jdavi...@comcast.net> wrote: >> I agree with, Godfrey. Am actually >> surprised to see a hawk in my book >> identified as a Red-tail that has a tail >> pictured almost exactly like that in >> your shot. I've seen a photographed >> numerous Red Tails, all of which >> had distinctly obvious red tails. Must >> be a California version. (??) >> Is a mystery! > > Either that or a juvenile. > > Their tails don't start out red. > > >> >> J >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Feb 26, 2018, at 1:28 PM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@mac.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> We don’t get many big brawny birds here in the heartland. But today a >> hawk landed in a nearby spruce while I was shooting dinky sparrows and >> chickadees. Not easy to identify him sitting in a tree, and at first I >> thought it was Cooper’s Hawk. >>> >>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/4o9lnaof9xso1x0/8136.jpg?dl=0 >>> >>> But I got one throwaway shot of him in flight, and due to the wing >> markings and the broad red tail, I think he’s a red-tailed hawk. >>> >>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/sdsvezmykexlqmu/8144.jpg?dl=0 >>> >>> What say you? >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >> and follow the directions. > > -- > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.