September 11, 2012

SY Sharpie

When I left the ridge the main blind caught a bunch of sharpies and some Merlin, not much flying. We did catch three sharpies at once though, all different ages (first, second, and after second year), giving a nice comparison of eye and feather color. Here's the second year with some very obvious retained juvenile flight and upperwing feathers:
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