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burdi:
I noticed a news story about a hawk in Houston, Texas:
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/harvey-the-hurricane-hawk_us_59a2cd21e4b06d67e33833a9
Thankfully, the taxi driver remained calm, and he handled the bird very well! Later, he turned the bird over to a wildlife rescue centre:
http://www.twrcwildlifecenter.org/
Here’s some info regarding the chilling effects of Hurricane Harvey in Texas:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-27/crews-rescue-hundreds-from-homes-cars-as-harvey-hits-houston/8847014
https://www.yahoo.com/news/hurricane-harvey-threatens-thousands-pets-livestock-000642646--finance.html
Alison:
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--- Quote from: Alison on November 20, 2016, 21:39 ---TPC, do you know what kind of bird this is? I think it may be a leucistic hawk. This bird is from a Dutch website with multiple cams where I go to check on the Axel peregrine nest.
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Because we can't see the bird's tail or in profile and it is hard to accurately gauge size, I think my first guess would be a leucistic common buzzard (Buteo buteo) because what first came to mind was that it reminded me of a red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) or one of the other broad-winged, stocky, medium-sized hawks. Best opinion I can provide I'm afraid - hope it helps. If anyone on the Dutch site comes up with possibilities, please do post it/them here as well, would be interesting to hear their thoughts.
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Thanks for the reply, TPC! I think you are right about this bird being a common buzzard.
I have not see her again on cam, but perhaps this recent video of the bird will help. She (?) is referred to as a "blonde buzzard".
https://youtu.be/hk3icXlsRDY
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: Alison on November 20, 2016, 21:39 ---TPC, do you know what kind of bird this is? I think it may be a leucistic hawk. This bird is from a Dutch website with multiple cams where I go to check on the Axel peregrine nest.
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Because we can't see the bird's tail or in profile and it is hard to accurately gauge size, I think my first guess would be a leucistic common buzzard (Buteo buteo) because what first came to mind was that it reminded me of a red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) or one of the other broad-winged, stocky, medium-sized hawks. Best opinion I can provide I'm afraid - hope it helps. If anyone on the Dutch site comes up with possibilities, please do post it/them here as well, would be interesting to hear their thoughts.
Alison:
TPC, do you know what kind of bird this is? I think it may be a leucistic hawk. This bird is from a Dutch website with multiple cams where I go to check on the Axel peregrine nest.
http://www.natuurkanaal.nl/
This particular cam is Boscam 4.
burdi:
--- Quote from: Alison on July 26, 2016, 23:29 ---Lincoln, Nebraska
July 26, 2016
A hawk took a big interest in a TV news weather-cam on Monday.
KOLN in Lincoln, Nebraska said the hawk likes to hang out in front of the camera mounted on their tower, so they check in on it from time to time.
But they've never seen it stare them down like this.
They speculated it had a lot to say about the weather that day.
To see the video:
http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Hawk-checks-out-TV-stations-weather-camera-388289662.html
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Thank you for sharing this story, Alison. I have to wonder exactly what this hawk was seeing, thinking and saying while visiting the camera … the look on his or her face was priceless!
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