[obol] Re: Bald Eagle Surprise!
- From: Susan Deagle <sdeagle@xxxxxxx>
- To: lillian.e@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2015 23:26:03 -0800
Dear Lillian:
I may owe you a mea culpa!
If you knew me, you’d know I make these mistakes, too….I totally get that. I’m
not an expert. My husband was pretty convinced it was a goose, and I agreed (am
I throwing him under the bus, here??) but your eagle photo for comparison is
pretty convincing, too! And that reddish/orange spot is perplexing. Geese do
have black feet and legs, so….hmm. But it’s great fun to try and figure it all
out. Thank you for being a good sport about it all!
I did find two photos of geese in flight from behind…there aren’t many photos
from that view out there! They aren’t holding their wings like your mystery
bird, but if you are looking at the goose in flight, you do see a lot of white
from the underside. I’m still not sure! The first are cacklers (taken at
Ridgefield) and the second is a goose with a mute swan.
http://ridgefieldbirds.com/Images07Nov/ridgefield_NWR_cackling_geese_in_flight_11-13-07.jpg
<http://ridgefieldbirds.com/Images07Nov/ridgefield_NWR_cackling_geese_in_flight_11-13-07.jpg>
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C8kwAeh3uHY/TZ-mVPT_zGI/AAAAAAAAFsI/CegZoM6Cpjc/s1600/Mute%2BSwan%252C%2BCanada%2BGoose%252C%2Bchase%2B1_2461.JPG
<http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C8kwAeh3uHY/TZ-mVPT_zGI/AAAAAAAAFsI/CegZoM6Cpjc/s1600/Mute+Swan%2C+Canada+Goose%2C+chase+1_2461.JPG>
Yours, in uncertainty,
Susie Deagle
> On Feb 3, 2015, at 10:47 PM, Lillian <lillian.e@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hello again Birders,
>
> I still think it is probably an eagle... I have been searching for other (in
> focus) photos of eagles in similar poses just for comparison. This is a good
> photo I found on Flickr of an eagle is a very similar pose.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/chanel3d/8344831504/in/photostream/
>
> If it is a goose, than what is the reddish colored thing at the lower
> righthand side of its body? I think it is prey that the eagle is carrying...
> Also, a goose does have white under the tail, but the tail is dark... The
> bird in my photo is white on top of what would be either be the head or the
> "butt".
>
> I guess we'll never know what it really is... but it sure was exciting for me
> when I found it!
>
> Lillian
>
>
>
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