These pictures are fantastic. Super job. I have an open question for all.
Early August, I saw what appeared to be an immature or maybe a female, either Sharp shinned, Coopers, or possibly a male Goshawk here in Miami.
The question is ...Why??
Is'nt that too early to fly south for winter? Or is it possible one of the aforementioned species has expanded it's breeding territory and are now nesting here.
Thanks for your nice comments. I hate to admit how awful I am at ID'ing hawks. There are a couple around here that may have been in a stage that looked like the ones you mentioned. For me to be anywhere near positive, the silly bird has to sit still for a while, fly for a while and turn in all directions ... LOL
Yes, your right. Hawks are very hard to are to ID, especially imature ones. Seems they ALL look alike. How do you tell a female Sharps hinned from a male coopers when they are immature.Thank you though...
great video! but you left out the Great Blue Heron. That bird always fascinated me. I woke up one morning, I live about 2 miles from the 'glades. And I saw a Great Blue Heron... it stood at what seemed 5 feet, only about 20 feet away from me. I loved watching them... only if my dogs got out they'd scare em away. :-( damn dogs.
I agree it seems odd that the Great Blue Heron is not included. Actually this was an exercise to learn to use my video program(s) so it is pretty basic. I used my husband's photos on our web site. Now that I think of it, it seems strange there are no GBH or sandhill crane photos, as both are very common here too, and seemingly easy to photo.
These pictures are fantastic. Super job. I have an open question for all.
Early August, I saw what appeared to be an immature or maybe a female, either Sharp shinned, Coopers, or possibly a male Goshawk here in Miami.
The question is ...Why??
Is'nt that too early to fly south for winter? Or is it possible one of the aforementioned species has expanded it's breeding territory and are now nesting here.
I can say for suer it was an accipiter.
Thank you.
6400az 2 years ago
Thanks for your nice comments. I hate to admit how awful I am at ID'ing hawks. There are a couple around here that may have been in a stage that looked like the ones you mentioned. For me to be anywhere near positive, the silly bird has to sit still for a while, fly for a while and turn in all directions ... LOL
dodgema 2 years ago
Yes, your right. Hawks are very hard to are to ID, especially imature ones. Seems they ALL look alike. How do you tell a female Sharps hinned from a male coopers when they are immature.Thank you though...
6400az 2 years ago
Yeah, I was about to ask if that photo was taken in TX lol
falcoperegrinus82 3 years ago
The grebe looks like a Least Grebe which is not found in FL.
falcoperegrinus82 3 years ago
It just may be. They're from old photos and some were taken in Texas. I'll check that out when I redo. We do get the pied-billed
dodgema 3 years ago
Thanks for your comments. I did this just to get some practice with video program.
dodgema 4 years ago
Surely the oriole is a Spot-breasted Oriole, not a Northern Oriole which has a completely black head.
SpruceMtn 4 years ago
You may be right ... both are rare here. We did not spot or id these, as they were by friends, but good birders from Canada.
dodgema 4 years ago
great video! but you left out the Great Blue Heron. That bird always fascinated me. I woke up one morning, I live about 2 miles from the 'glades. And I saw a Great Blue Heron... it stood at what seemed 5 feet, only about 20 feet away from me. I loved watching them... only if my dogs got out they'd scare em away. :-( damn dogs.
Mattson402 5 years ago
Sorry for the delay in responding.
I agree it seems odd that the Great Blue Heron is not included. Actually this was an exercise to learn to use my video program(s) so it is pretty basic. I used my husband's photos on our web site. Now that I think of it, it seems strange there are no GBH or sandhill crane photos, as both are very common here too, and seemingly easy to photo.
dodgema 4 years ago
Wonderful collections.
kclama 5 years ago
Beautiful!! : ) Thanks for sharing!
lizbizis 5 years ago