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    Communities > Forums > Bird Identification
    Forum: Bird IdentificationReplies: 4, Views: 76
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    chris_lcf530
    Peachtree City, GA (Zone 7b)

    May 26, 2008 2:16 AM

    Post #5003261

    Not sure what kind he is and the picture is a little blurry.
    Normally he just swoops down and grabs lunch right off the feeder. :(
    This day I guess he wanted chipmonk instead of bird. He sat there about 15 min.

    chris

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    Resin

    Resin
    Northumberland
    United Kingdom (Zone 9a)

    May 26, 2008 11:12 AM

    Post #5004214

    Red-tailed Hawk, immature (1 year old).

    Resin
    chris_lcf530
    Peachtree City, GA (Zone 7b)

    May 26, 2008 1:58 PM

    Post #5004639

    Thank you!

    This one must be one of the 3 babies I watched last year. There is a nest in a pine tree that I can see from my back porch. Last year we watched mom teach the 3 babies to hunt off of the feeder. It was so fun to watch her as they frolicked around the woodsy area and she would screetch at them once in a while. Then they would all take off together until the next morning. That happened for about 2 weeks. After that we only saw 1 or 2 at a time.

    Do you know if they would use the same nest again? I havent seen them up there this year.

    chris

    Resin

    Resin
    Northumberland
    United Kingdom (Zone 9a)

    May 26, 2008 2:34 PM

    Post #5004763

    Buteo species (including R-t Hawk) usually make a new nest each year, unlike e.g. eagles or Osprey.

    Resin
    chris_lcf530
    Peachtree City, GA (Zone 7b)

    May 26, 2008 5:03 PM

    Post #5005449

    Thanks Resin. I hope the new nest is close by. It was great to be able to watch them last year.

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