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Tweetiepie is back!

Acuity - 2-5-2008 at 03:45 PM

While I appreciate the spectacle, I don't enjoy cleaning the hawk poop out of the fountain!

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Osprey - 2-5-2008 at 03:55 PM

Great shot. You're very lucky to have a Harris come that close.

DENNIS - 2-5-2008 at 05:20 PM

Beautiful bird.......Beautiful shot.

Desertsurfergal - 2-5-2008 at 11:34 PM

beautiful bird!!! Being a huge bird brain, I look forward to seeing many birds on my next trip.

bajadogs - 2-6-2008 at 12:00 AM

You should be honored to host such a tough bird of prey. I'll assume it's real quiet when he/she is perched there.

Thanks for sharing the great photo

bajajudy - 2-6-2008 at 10:47 AM

Yes, thanks Acuity.
What a terrific photo.
Hawk poop gives fountains character;D

oladulce - 2-6-2008 at 10:54 AM

I bet you're cursing and smiling as you're cleaning up your fountain Acuity.

Very cool photo and encounter you had in your own yard.

Marie-Rose - 2-6-2008 at 09:36 PM

Wow... fabulous picture! Not so sure about his name though...:P

BajaHawk - 2-9-2008 at 08:09 PM

Cool shot! That is a Zone-tailed Hawk.

Barry A. - 2-9-2008 at 08:19 PM

BajaHawk----------What's their range? I don't recall having seen one.

BornFisher - 2-9-2008 at 08:29 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone-tailed_Hawk

Acuity - 2-9-2008 at 09:51 PM

It has been suggested that this is a Harris Hawk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris's_Hawk
, rather than Zone-Tailed. :?:

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Paula - 2-9-2008 at 10:37 PM

You say he is back... does he come often??

If you really get tired of him he's welcome at our fountain anytime!

Barry A. - 2-9-2008 at 11:08 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by BornFisher
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone-tailed_Hawk


Thanks, BornFisher----------Interesting.

barry

Acuity - 2-10-2008 at 08:29 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Paula
You say he is back... does he come often??

If you really get tired of him he's welcome at our fountain anytime!


He has now been on our fountain three times. The last time (which I didn't capture, unfortunately), he sat on the very top. When the water was off, of course :lol:

He's also appeared in one of our palm trees, and I see him (her?) drifting overhead in our neighborhood.

And really, I don't grow tired of it. But I wish we could potty train him.

Osprey - 2-10-2008 at 09:11 AM

Now that I look closer (a little bit of pure white zone appears in one photo) I agree with Bornfisher -- a zone-tail. The cere is yellow on both birds so without the zone stripe it's a toss up.

BajaHawk - 2-10-2008 at 01:18 PM

Harris' Hawks are not so stark black (more brown/bronze on the shoulder and legs - giving it a two tone color) also not as robust.

Range of Zone tailed is most of Baja, except northern 1/5 - similar to Harris' Hawks.


These links don't show the birds perched but...

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Zone-ta...

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Harriss...
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ursidae69 - 2-11-2008 at 11:51 AM

Cool bird to have hanging around.

Acuity - 2-11-2008 at 01:08 PM

If, as the write-up suggests, the zone-tailed hawk mimics the turkey vultures to fool its prey, the birds in our yard have clued in. They don't show themselves when the hawk is around!

baja-spirit - 2-11-2008 at 01:10 PM

Great picture.... thanks for sharing