Acuity
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Tweetiepie is back!
While I appreciate the spectacle, I don't enjoy cleaning the hawk poop out of the fountain!
[Edited on 2-6-2008 by Acuity]
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Osprey
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Great shot. You're very lucky to have a Harris come that close.
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DENNIS
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Beautiful bird.......Beautiful shot.
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Desertsurfergal
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beautiful bird!!! Being a huge bird brain, I look forward to seeing many birds on my next trip.
\"Life\'s a journey, not a destination...\" Aerosmith
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bajadogs
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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
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bajajudy
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Yes, thanks Acuity.
What a terrific photo.
Hawk poop gives fountains character
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oladulce
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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.
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Marie-Rose
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Wow... fabulous picture! Not so sure about his name though...
Remember, when in Mexico, yes may be no and no may be
maybe!
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BajaHawk
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Cool shot! That is a Zone-tailed Hawk.
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Barry A.
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BajaHawk----------What's their range? I don't recall having seen one.
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BornFisher
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone-tailed_Hawk
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Acuity
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It has been suggested that this is a Harris Hawk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris's_Hawk
, rather than Zone-Tailed. 
[Edited on 2-10-2008 by Acuity]
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Paula
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You say he is back... does he come often??
If you really get tired of him he's welcome at our fountain anytime!
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Barry A.
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Thanks, BornFisher----------Interesting.
barry
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Acuity
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| 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 
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.
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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.
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BajaHawk
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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...
[Edited on 2-10-2008 by BajaHawk]
[Edited on 2-10-2008 by BajaHawk]
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ursidae69
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Cool bird to have hanging around.
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Acuity
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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!
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baja-spirit
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Great picture.... thanks for sharing
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