Hawk in flight

Gallery: AvianPosted April 8, 2010134 views4 comments

I am not sure what type of hawk this is, but I believe it is a ferruginous. Can anyone help me with ID?
Canon 5D with 100/400 lens
ss 2500
iso 500
f 6.3

R. Melvin Park
Plumas Manitoba

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4 comments

Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on April 8, 2010 at 12:27 PM

Its a nice action shot a little soft though.
Cant help on ID sorry

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on April 8, 2010 at 1:39 PM

Nice flight shot, Melvin. I agree with Avi, it is a little soft.
I'm not an expert of North American Raptors but looking on my book I think you are right with Ferruginous Hawk.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on April 8, 2010 at 5:47 PM

Hello Melvin. This is a light phase Red-Tailed Hawk. Some of the ID features are the dark bars on the leading edge of the wings, and the dark chest band.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 8, 2010 at 9:12 PM

I agree with Raymond, a Red-tailed Hawk. It looks like you've lost some detail in the plumage. I'm not sure if it's from a very large crop or using noise reduction on the bird (which I try and avoid doing).

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