Sometimes I really annoy me. Bird ID please.

Sometimes I really annoy me. Bird ID please.

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Tony1963

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5,575 posts

174 months

Sunday 23rd June 2024
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I took this photo at a local falconry centre on Friday, and being a plonker I didn’t make a note of many of the birds. Most I can either remember or use Google Lens, but this one… stumped.




And yes, I’m chuffed with the photo!

GiantEnemyCrab

7,782 posts

215 months

Sunday 23rd June 2024
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I can only contribute this.


The Rotrex Kid

32,469 posts

172 months

Sunday 23rd June 2024
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I’m going with Harris Hawk.

Tony1963

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5,575 posts

174 months

Sunday 23rd June 2024
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No, bigger and nastier than them, I think. I’m not going to profess any expertise or say you’re wrong though. They had some Harris hawks, redder and darker.

Doofus

29,802 posts

185 months

Sunday 23rd June 2024
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With that plumage, I'm going with buzzard.

Tony1963

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5,575 posts

174 months

Sunday 23rd June 2024
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Here’s the whole bird, different light, tiny jpg.


Funk

26,707 posts

221 months

Sunday 23rd June 2024
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Tawny Eagle.



Edited by Funk on Sunday 23 June 16:45

Tony1963

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Sunday 23rd June 2024
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Funk said:
Tawny Eagle.



Edited by Funk on Sunday 23 June 16:44
Hmm. That rings a bell, and their plumage varies greatly. Head matches.

Tony1963

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Sunday 23rd June 2024
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Funk said:
Tawny Eagle.



Edited by Funk on Sunday 23 June 16:45
Thank you smile

Funk

26,707 posts

221 months

Sunday 23rd June 2024
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Tony1963 said:
Thank you smile
No worries - and yours is a fantastic pic by the way, kudos!

Tony1963

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174 months

Sunday 23rd June 2024
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Funk said:
No worries - and yours is a fantastic pic by the way, kudos!
Thank you smile