October 29, 2010

My First Red Tail

Yesterday was our first break from terrible weather and we finally got to see big numbers of buteos flying. The problem was that the winds were so high that few birds were willing to come down. I got a shin, a gos, and FINALLY my first red tail. That was only our fifth of the year, and should have at least four times as many, but something's funky with them this year.

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2 comments:

  1. congratulations! i like the reddish diamonds on the underside of the wing- that bird's lookin fly. And also very clean. Did this bird look clean in person?

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  2. why don't the birds peck the shit out of you?

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