Michael W
Mountain Chickadee
Hello,
Yesterday morning I was outside taking pictures. Right away, two hawks flew over. I assumed that they were Red-tailed Hawks and snapped a picture of each. Later, on viewing them, one seemed to have white wing patches. The hawk was flying directly away from the sun which was just coming up--Are the wing patches results of the sun catching them that way? I noticed that the patches aren't symmetrical.
Later, I noticed chickadees scolding something in a nearby Serviceberry bush. There was a sillouette of a bird in it - about the size of a robin, but slightly smaller. I managed one bad shot of the bird before it flew away. It chased something around very quickly before alighting on a tree a ways off. Unfortunately, I was caught withought binoculars, and by the time I came back with them, the bird was gone. I think it was a Northern (Great Grey) Shrike. My question is: Does this bird have the shape of a Shrike? Sorry about the picture quality.
Thanks in advance!
Michael
Yesterday morning I was outside taking pictures. Right away, two hawks flew over. I assumed that they were Red-tailed Hawks and snapped a picture of each. Later, on viewing them, one seemed to have white wing patches. The hawk was flying directly away from the sun which was just coming up--Are the wing patches results of the sun catching them that way? I noticed that the patches aren't symmetrical.
Later, I noticed chickadees scolding something in a nearby Serviceberry bush. There was a sillouette of a bird in it - about the size of a robin, but slightly smaller. I managed one bad shot of the bird before it flew away. It chased something around very quickly before alighting on a tree a ways off. Unfortunately, I was caught withought binoculars, and by the time I came back with them, the bird was gone. I think it was a Northern (Great Grey) Shrike. My question is: Does this bird have the shape of a Shrike? Sorry about the picture quality.
Thanks in advance!
Michael