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Chesslike

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Re: Eagles or large hawks?
« Reply #20 on: Aug 18, 08, 03:23:50 PM »
You're welcome HB and yes we have been to the SB County Museum off of Interstate 10, but it was many moons ago when our son went on a Wrightwood Elementary School field trip there. It was a very nice outing.

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Re: Eagles or large hawks?
« Reply #21 on: Oct 26, 08, 07:02:03 PM »
I'm glad I came about this thread because I've been meaning to look up this hawk I saw hanging out at the Country Club throughout September.  I'm almost sure it was a Northern Harrier.  It would sit on the fence railing and look at us playing tennis. It came close to humans and it usually perched on a low spot.
I once saw one swoop down on my cat when I lived in Apple Valley.  It decided not to tackle that challenge after checking the cat out.

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Re: Eagles or large hawks?
« Reply #22 on: Dec 10, 08, 11:38:15 AM »
There's a very large hawk or eagle that has been roosting in a tree at the top of a hill for the last couple of days that I can see from my house, however due to the distance (even with binoculars or through a zoom lens on a camera) I can not make out it's breed. Here's a description: very large, whitish or yellowish breast, dark brown feathers, whitish tail and possibly red around his beak or face. Haven't seen him in flight but he is much bigger than any raptors I've seen so far. Before I got out the binoculars, I even thought it was Moe or a tree'd bear cub for moment. Anyone care to take a guess about the bird breed? Do immature bald eagles have mostly light colored front plumage?

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Re: Eagles or large hawks?
« Reply #23 on: Sep 01, 13, 07:16:20 PM »
I saw a golden eagle the other day flying at the top of LPC road.  It was flying low and dropping in the canyon at the big turn out before the old helicopter hill entrance. It was HUGE!!  :2thumbsup:

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Re: Eagles or large hawks?
« Reply #24 on: Sep 02, 13, 12:44:18 PM »
I LOVE raptors, and take pictures of them whenever I can:

Bald Eagle


Red-Tailed Hawk & babies




Golden Eagle (captive after injury)




Great Horned Owl




 

anything