Raptors - California (1 Viewer)

[Granville Leong]

Hi All,

Anxious to find out what species of raptors in the following two pictures. The second one seems to be a Golden Eagle with uniform brown feathers and a yellow patch around the nose; but it seems to be too small for a eagle. I was standing very close to him. My guess is he is only about 15 to 20 inches, much smaller for a Golden Eagle.

Thanks--

Granville

 

[The Falcon]

Both are Red-tailed Hawks.

 

[rwblackbird57]

Agree

 

[ceasar]

Agree. 2nd bird is a dark morph.

 

[steveo]

I love the Red-tailed Hawk. You really have captured a few awesome variations nice job.

 

[Granville Leong]

Thanks all for the help. I was hoping that I had captured a species other than the more common Red-Tailed Hawks.

Thanks--

Granville