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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: grandpawrichard on January 22, 2013, 10:45:43 PM

Title: My wife wants to know
Post by: grandpawrichard on January 22, 2013, 10:45:43 PM: What kind of bird this is:

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi20.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb218%2Fgrandpawrichard%2FwhatamI-1.jpg&hash=c57d8cb05d975e06f4d59e46dff69db0147f864c)

Dick
Title: Re: My wife wants to know
Post by: DBHAWTHORNE on January 22, 2013, 10:59:35 PM: I would say some kind of Hawk but not sure.
Title: Re: My wife wants to know
Post by: Widgeondeke on January 22, 2013, 11:01:26 PM: how big was it? looks like a kestrel aka sparrow hawk. approx 10"
Title: Re: My wife wants to know
Post by: grandpawrichard on January 23, 2013, 08:58:45 AM: Well, we just found out what the bird is! :) It's a Peregrine Falcon. :) A member of another forum I posted in gave me this link: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/peregrine-falcon/ (http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/peregrine-falcon/)

Mystery Solved! :)

Dick
Title: Re: My wife wants to know
Post by: deadwoodbuck on January 23, 2013, 09:55:57 AM: looks like a peregrine falcon to me...where did she shoot the picture?
Title: Re: My wife wants to know
Post by: grandpawrichard on January 23, 2013, 10:14:23 AM: We were out on Samish Island near Edison, WA. :) We spend a lot of time out there viewing and photographing Eagles and other birds. :)
It's only a 15 minute drive from our house. :) It saves us time and gas to got there instead of up to the Rockport, Marblemount area on the Skagit. :) Yesterday we counted 350 Eagles. :) Plus all of the Hawks, Owls, Herons and other birds. :) Not a bad day out. :)

Dick
Title: Re: My wife wants to know
Post by: BullMagnet76 on January 23, 2013, 10:25:47 AM: A Seahawk??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Title: Re: My wife wants to know
Post by: NWTFhunter on January 23, 2013, 10:36:31 AM: It is a perregrin. Great little hunters too
Title: Re: My wife wants to know
Post by: wildmanoutdoors on January 23, 2013, 10:52:30 AM: 350 eagles. WOW!
Title: Re: My wife wants to know
Post by: pianoman9701 on January 23, 2013, 10:56:16 AM: Quote from: grandpawrichard on January 23, 2013, 08:58:45 AM
Well, we just found out what the bird is! :) It's a Peregrine Falcon. :) A member of another forum I posted in gave me this link: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/peregrine-falcon/ (http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/peregrine-falcon/)

Mystery Solved! :)

Dick

:yeah:
Title: Re: My wife wants to know
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on January 23, 2013, 11:03:32 AM: alot of falcons in Skagit Co ...awesome photo :tup: