tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post7342868370035743583..comments2023-10-20T09:40:49.579-04:00Comments on On Location With Rick Lee: FlightRick Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701456793164649060noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post-10750562348468899112007-02-27T09:13:00.000-05:002007-02-27T09:13:00.000-05:00Around here, you can hardly ever look up in the sk...Around here, you can hardly ever look up in the sky without seeing a turkey vulture. There are as common as sparrows. I've gotten pretty good at spotting hawks in flight. The first thing to look for is a flat wing-dihedral rather than the V shaped (lazy flying) dihedral of the vultures. I get excited when I see a hawk and I get the camera out but I practically never get a good close photo. It was really surprising when this one started screeching. It screamed for about 30 seconds and then flew away.Rick Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03701456793164649060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post-11256100742115303502007-02-27T05:10:00.000-05:002007-02-27T05:10:00.000-05:00The red-tailed hawks in southeast Arizona are alre...The red-tailed hawks in southeast Arizona are already incubating eggs. I've observed a mating pair on my property for several years now, and while I welcome their noble presence, they are quite vocal. Lovely photo.Desert Dusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07129286722535007612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post-47597715143259498772007-02-27T01:01:00.000-05:002007-02-27T01:01:00.000-05:00At first glance I thought it was a turkey vulture ...At first glance I thought it was a turkey vulture too, what with that small head, but you are right -- it is a redtail. They're a very variable species. I've never had a TV screech at me.<BR/><BR/>A local raptor authority [everyone here on Hawk Mountain claims to be one] tells me that Red tails tend to vocalize during courtship and when making aggressive displays. At those times they fly with exaggerated wing beats. Did you notice that?<BR/><BR/>This is the wrong season for mating, but maybe it felt threatened.D. B. Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663484917515894917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post-1194722295814131902007-02-26T12:21:00.000-05:002007-02-26T12:21:00.000-05:00BTW, that's a red-tail hawk, not a vulture. It was...BTW, that's a red-tail hawk, not a vulture. It was screeching something fierce... which seemed odd to me. Why do they vocalize?Rick Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03701456793164649060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post-79012293657671249902007-02-25T22:17:00.000-05:002007-02-25T22:17:00.000-05:00SO beautiful pic ^_^SO beautiful pic ^_^浮生若茶https://www.blogger.com/profile/13166141683425004203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post-27372249217017591552007-02-25T12:17:00.000-05:002007-02-25T12:17:00.000-05:00Hi Bart... great to hear from you.Hi Bart... great to hear from you.Rick Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03701456793164649060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post-38357973680430223182007-02-25T10:11:00.000-05:002007-02-25T10:11:00.000-05:00nice capturenice captureCursief Huigjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242226007239337305noreply@blogger.com