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Conrad, I can' say for sure from these photos as I can't see the feet and the plumage going down them plus I do not see any hackles and it is a really bright looking day. The head looks wrong but I am guessing its a very long try so I would say it could be But I think if you saw it fly you could see the hackels on the back of the neck. Here is a link where you can get a good look at the head of the golden. Bottom line yes i very well say it could be.
http://www.loubuscher.com/Delaware%20Valley%20Raptor%20Center.htm
These are good photos to bad you could not see the feet and head better
Lou

Nov 24, 2009 at 12:06 AM

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lbuscher wrote:
Conrad, I can' say for sure from these photos as I can't see the feet and the plumage going down them plus I do not see any hackles and it is a really bright looking day. The head looks wrong but I am guessing its a very long try so I would say it could be But I think if you saw it fly you could see the hackels on the back of the neck. Here is a link where you can get a good look at the head of the golden. Bottom line yes i very well say it could be.
http://www.loubuscher.com/Delaware%20Valley%20Raptor%20Center.htm
These are good photos to bad you could not see the feet and head better
Lou

Thanks for your assistance Lou! I never got a look at the hackles or the feet as he was up high on a 300+ ft tower and never moved. I hope to try to find him again soon and hopefully get a better shot. Again thanks!

Nov 24, 2009 at 12:10 AM

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p.2 #3 · Raptor ID please

Dark morph Red-tailed Hawk. Bill is way too small for an Golden Eagle.

Regards,

Tom

Nov 24, 2009 at 12:58 AM

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p.2 #4 · Raptor ID please

Hey, Conrad--Congratulations on the "first". Even shot on such a forbidding man-made perch, I bet you still got a big charge out of it. Most of my "firsts" have been dreadfully long "ID" shots, but it's still a gas to capture one for the very first time. BTW, I like your new avatar. :_....Mitch

Nov 24, 2009 at 01:53 AM

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p.2 #5 · Raptor ID please

Hi Conrad

I'm with Tom on this one - dark morph Red-tailed Hawk.

Cheers,

Larry

Nov 24, 2009 at 04:27 AM

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p.2 #6 · Raptor ID please

Conrad, nice job on the find.

Can you crop a portrait shot from the first shot? Include the shoulders in the crop. It looks to me like the hackles Lou was describing start right above the birds right shoulder.

Bruce

Nov 24, 2009 at 11:32 AM

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