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04-05-2011, 10:41 AM
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| | | Re: Unidentified large bird of prey seen today (w/ photo)
Ah yes now Harris Hawk does match up, which would explain why we had no idea what it was.
I have come to that conclusion, thank you for your help 
Tom |
04-05-2011, 10:52 AM
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| | | Re: Unidentified large bird of prey seen today (w/ photo)
Got to say that the crow looks Ravenlike from the photo. Harris Hawk does work well though. Harriers have white rumps but this is no Harrier.
Which is the most likely in the area at this time of year Harris Hawk of Rough Legged Buzzard?
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05-05-2011, 05:10 PM
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| | | Re: Unidentified large bird of prey seen today (w/ photo)
Just for info. I was taken in by a very large bird of prey in my back garden. It was definately eagle like and sized with nicely patterned wings in soft browns. -Kind of owl like plumage. When it flew off it had white patch UNDER it`s tail that identified it as young Golden Eagle. I would never have id`d it but for that white patch though.
Never rule anything out.
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06-05-2011, 05:52 PM
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| | | Re: Unidentified large bird of prey seen today (w/ photo)
Hmmm yeah young golden eagle does also match up! The best match in the bird book was rough-legged buzzard...so we have Harris Hawk, GOlden Eagle and Rough-legged Buzzard!
I guess we will never know for sure  |
06-05-2011, 06:05 PM
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| |  Re: Unidentified large bird of prey seen today (w/ photo)
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Originally Posted by music_man800  Hmmm yeah young golden eagle does also match up! The best match in the bird book was rough-legged buzzard...so we have Harris Hawk, GOlden Eagle and Rough-legged Buzzard!
I guess we will never know for sure | Given the number of Harris Hawks used by falconers + it's one of the main species used to scare pigeons, I think this is most likely. Quite a few escape + manage to survive in the wild.
As mentioned previously on WAB a pair tried to breed in the wild + possibly would have been successful were it not for human intervention. There have also been records of mixed pairs with Buzzards. |
06-05-2011, 07:38 PM
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| | | Re: Unidentified large bird of prey seen today (w/ photo)
Given your location and the time of year I would suggest tat the balance of probability is for an escaped Harris Hawk.
Even if the "Crow" was a "Raven" it would not be small enough to make your bird a Golden eagle. I was merely giving an example of how variable birds can be an so we should never discount anything.
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