An Atlantis Fritillary butterfly sips nectar from a milkweed blossom. (Tom Oliver/Wilton) Chestnut-sided warbler in Wilton. (Tom Oliver/Wilton) The upper side of Atlantis Fritillary. (Tom Oliver/Wilton) Semi-palmated plover at Pine Point in Scarborough. (Tom Oliver/Wilton) Semi-palmated Sandpipers in flight at Pine Point in Scarborough. (Tom Oliver/Wilton) Delicate insects are drawn to beautiful summer lilies. (Jane Knox/Belgrade) The beautiful and amazing Hummingbird Moth. (Donovan Buck/Belgrade) A Phantom Crane fly hangs on. (Donovan Buck/Belgrade) Twp birds flying side by side. Anyone know what kind of birds these are? (Rachel J. Decker/Farmington) Wednesday’s storm brought some intense looking clouds with it! (Rachel J. Decker/Farmington) Raindrops falling from the roof during Wednesday’s storm. (Rachel J. Decker/Farmington) Takeoff! This blue heron spotted me and decided to find a different spot in the brook. (Rachel J. Decker/Farmington) Smoke from a forest fire in Canada created an orange glow to the sun Friday evening. (Don Waterhouse/New Sharon)
My husband says the bigger bird is a Red Tail hawk. The smaller bird is a hawk also but he wasn’t sure what it is called.
Thankyou for all the awesome pictures this week for all to enjoy.Thank you for sharing
Thank you Linda! :)
SPECTACULAR PICTURES!!!! Thank you
Nice shot Don.
Yes, the larger bird (3+ feet wingspread) is a Red-tailed Buzzard/Hawk. The original, European ancestral term for this sort of raptor is “buzzard” (versus the Accipiter raptors, which are the true hawks). The two types of raptors are quite different in many ways, and our Yankee terminology is like calling a wolf a black bear because they sort of look alike. The smaller bird is apparently a Kestrel, a falcon (yet another type of raptor). The kestrel is apparently in some level of harassment of the larger raptor, a common situation. It has it’s flight feathers fully spread which is not usually seen by people. It’s probably doing that to keep in position slightly above and behind the red-tail.
My husband says the bigger bird is a Red Tail hawk. The smaller bird is a hawk also but he wasn’t sure what it is called.
Thankyou for all the awesome pictures this week for all to enjoy.Thank you for sharing
Thank you Linda! :)
SPECTACULAR PICTURES!!!! Thank you
Nice shot Don.
Yes, the larger bird (3+ feet wingspread) is a Red-tailed Buzzard/Hawk. The original, European ancestral term for this sort of raptor is “buzzard” (versus the Accipiter raptors, which are the true hawks). The two types of raptors are quite different in many ways, and our Yankee terminology is like calling a wolf a black bear because they sort of look alike. The smaller bird is apparently a Kestrel, a falcon (yet another type of raptor). The kestrel is apparently in some level of harassment of the larger raptor, a common situation. It has it’s flight feathers fully spread which is not usually seen by people. It’s probably doing that to keep in position slightly above and behind the red-tail.
WOW! Totally awesome…all! Luv the heron pic.
Thanks for the information Jim! Very helpful!
THANK YOU……………………