These are really interesting photos with the aerial roll to reposition the grip
on the possum. Â
The hawk's tail is also quite dark, which might mean it's a first year bird.Â
There are white areas in near the end of the wing in some photos. I agree that
the shape doesn't look quite right for a RedTail.
Pam SkaarMadison
On Friday, April 24, 2020, 07:47:11 AM CDT, tracy chiconas
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I forgot to mention my reasons for thinking not a RETH after looking at
photos. I feel P-6 thru P-10 are long. I feel tail appears long. I think wings
apear long, straight, & a bit narrow (not correct shape).
- Tracy Chiconas
Mil. Co.
tchiconas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On Friday, April 24, 2020, 5:42:47 AM PDT, tracy chiconas
<tchiconas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
good morning :)
  I have a bird in question that i saw a few days ago. I saw it in the sky
while i was in a car. I quick reached down by my feet to grab my camera out of
my back pack & take a few pics through the windshield. Unfortunately there were
no other birds in that area at that time, therefore no significant size
comparison is available. If one feels confident that it's prey is an opossum,
then that may help; but then again, no real way of knowing the size of the
opossum, except likely an adult by the tail (if that is a tail). I think
perhaps it was loosing its grip on its food. It turned 180 to adjust grip. I
have a pic of it upside down, & also posted a rotated image. In total i was
able to take 4 images before it went below trees & out of sight. I feel
strongly that the bird in question is RETH size or larger; but also it was some
distance away.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S67709520
Any feedback is welcomed & much appreciated!!
Tracy Chiconas
Mil Wi
tchiconas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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