Thanks Larry. Great information.

Paul

> On Feb 27, 2018, at 1:42 AM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote:
> 
> I asked a friend who is excellent at ID'ing local fauna about the bird. His 
> comments are below, but it's definitely a redtail. RJ really enjoys ID'ing 
> from photos, so I can put anyone who is interested in contact with him. I was 
> thinking of introducing him and Jack because RJ is working on a project to 
> get photos of 50 native plants and 50 native animals from each of the 
> counties in California.
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:    Re: Fwd: PESO Raptor Rapture
> Date:    Tue, 27 Feb 2018 06:25:45 +0000 (UTC)
> 
> To:    Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com>
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Larry,
> 
> Definitely a Red-tailed Hawk (adult). At first I thought it was the pale
> prairie subspecies often referred to as a "Krider's" Red-tailed Hawk,
> but the extensive belly band and the tail with orange going all the way
> to the base (rather than with an extensive whitish wash at the base and
> orange only on the outer half), leaves me to think this is what is often
> called a pale-morph Red-tailed Hawk. Red-tails are extremely variable
> and can range from very pale like this one to almost entirely
> chocolate-brown.
> 
> Fantastic photos - thanks for sharing them!
> RJ
> On Monday, February 26, 2018, 6:00:06 PM PST, Larry Colen
> <l...@red4est.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> RJ,
> 
> Could you help with an ID question?
> 
> thanks,
> LRC
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: PESO Raptor Rapture
> Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 16:28:12 -0500
> From: Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@mac.com <mailto:pnstenqu...@mac.com>>
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> 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?
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