Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Mystery Bird for you all to identify....


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Hmmmm, What is it ? This bird has been visiting a Feeder in the Northwest....chasing smaller birds from the feeder....large...hawklike? adolescent hawk ? eagle ? ...BUT What is it ??? Anyone know...my friend lives in the Northwest ( and the photo was taken through the porch railing- NOT jail bars...)...so if anyone has a guess ??? Click on the Photo and you can see it Nice and Large...

4 comments:

enigma4ever said...

now when I enlarge the photo...I think it is a young peregrine falcon....esp. because of the colored beak and hood....

Annette said...

It does look like a falcon.. at least from what I compared to at google images... so I would say you are correct...you win the prize...lol

enigma4ever said...

hmm, I really do think it is a Falcon..yup...

D.K. Raed said...

(I am so far behind) ... I was thinking falcon. Definitely raptor. His head looks too small for a hawk.