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my cat is norris
Mar 11, 2010

#onecallcat

Watched a juvenile peregrine eyeball and then rob a nest of one of its babies. Then I watched the juvenile rip its meal apart. Coolest poo poo ever. :black101:

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my cat is norris
Mar 11, 2010

#onecallcat

Thanks for the ID! That's a cute little sucker.

my cat is norris
Mar 11, 2010

#onecallcat

You should see their nests.

They're not bright.

Re: migration -- holy poo poo!!

my cat is norris
Mar 11, 2010

#onecallcat

He looks like he's wearing some pretty stylish leggings.

my cat is norris
Mar 11, 2010

#onecallcat

I just figured it was some assassin's activation phrase.

my cat is norris
Mar 11, 2010

#onecallcat

I was going to ask about that one! What a cool bird!

my cat is norris
Mar 11, 2010

#onecallcat

I'm Buttmanxwecir.

my cat is norris
Mar 11, 2010

#onecallcat

I've already done mine.

Twelve sparrows, a blue jay, and a pair of cardinals. Sometimes, pigeons!

That city life...

my cat is norris
Mar 11, 2010

#onecallcat

Very handsome among all those bright greens!

my cat is norris
Mar 11, 2010

#onecallcat

Here's a bad picture of an uncommon visitor to my feeder. I've not seen a rose breasted grosbeak in years!!





I lost my poo poo over this, I really hope he comes back.

my cat is norris
Mar 11, 2010

#onecallcat

Cross-postin' from the critterquesting thread.

Pictured in Florida:



Sharp-shinned? Red-shouldered? Having a tough time deciding.

my cat is norris
Mar 11, 2010

#onecallcat

EPICAC posted:

How big was it? Sharpies are the same to slightly bigger than a blue jay, red-shoulders are much bigger. Any reason you’ve ruled out Cooper’s? It looks like a juvenile, which I’m bad at IDing.

Edit: My range map says sharp-shinned is only a winter resident of Florida, but I’m not sure how accurate that is.

No reason for ruling it out except I didn't think the stripes on the breast were the right color? Then again, I don't think I looked at juvenile Cooper's. Hmm...

Edit: Asking about size.

my cat is norris
Mar 11, 2010

#onecallcat

Friend is saying the hawk was about corvid-sized, definitely bigger than a blue jay. That makes me lean more toward juvie red-shouldered.

my cat is norris
Mar 11, 2010

#onecallcat

Ooh, I can see broad-winged for sure, thank you! I forget how common those can be, where I'm from the red-shouldered and red-tailed are both way, way more common a thing, so my brain just kinda defaults.

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my cat is norris
Mar 11, 2010

#onecallcat

For bird photography: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3171184&pagenumber=1&perpage=40

For general outdoor/backyard birding and chatter aside from just this thread: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3933091&pagenumber=1&perpage=40

For adjacent/general critter IDs and "look what I found" sharing: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3807356&pagenumber=1&perpage=40

Hello and enjoy!

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