tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post1491056591053669554..comments2024-03-29T20:18:12.509+10:00Comments on Birding For Pleasure: Harris Hawk and GoshawkMargaret Birding For Pleasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400663056547331997noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-48623431874453964892013-11-26T21:19:23.466+10:002013-11-26T21:19:23.466+10:00What a wonderful experience :) Great photos of suc...What a wonderful experience :) Great photos of such magnificent birds :)Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-80776649693605129552013-11-26T03:53:40.930+10:002013-11-26T03:53:40.930+10:00Love the Harris Hawks. They are common here and a...Love the Harris Hawks. They are common here and always amazing to see work as a team. As for the Goshawk, they scare me. They are not a hawk to mess with:)Rohrerbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136631378931478644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-49832080485734568912013-11-25T20:57:24.701+10:002013-11-25T20:57:24.701+10:00They are gorgeous birds! What an amazing experienc...They are gorgeous birds! What an amazing experience.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249439893293982706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-77590234685038908012013-11-25T10:13:49.470+10:002013-11-25T10:13:49.470+10:00HI Betty indeed they are majestic birds and thank...HI Betty indeed they are majestic birds and thanks for commment.Margaret Birding For Pleasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400663056547331997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-82194636889802173342013-11-25T10:12:31.168+10:002013-11-25T10:12:31.168+10:00HI Trevor Many thanks for your comment and yes it...HI Trevor Many thanks for your comment and yes it was a wonderful experience to fly the Harris Hawk and have it return to my hand. I think you must have been following us, did you sneak over to Northern Ireland?! That was a shame you missed out in seeing the hawks yourself. Margaret Birding For Pleasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400663056547331997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-31902323105904358112013-11-25T09:07:50.136+10:002013-11-25T09:07:50.136+10:00They are such majestic birds!They are such majestic birds!betty-NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950300478215339641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-37961466850301922452013-11-25T08:16:15.028+10:002013-11-25T08:16:15.028+10:00I liked how the bird showed off it´s beautiful plu...I liked how the bird showed off it´s beautiful plumage. :)NatureFootstephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01340635075481959029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-89949714332387959732013-11-24T22:01:14.503+10:002013-11-24T22:01:14.503+10:00That's a great encounter Margaret, how lucky w...That's a great encounter Margaret, how lucky were you to be in the right place at the right time... and how generous of the guy to get the birds back out, AND to let you and Jimmy fly them?<br />It must have been a wonderful experience for you all to be so close to these beautiful birds?<br />And you managed to get some wonderful pictures to look back on ( much better than images of a knackers yard wagon!!...lol)...[;o)<br /><br />And what a coincidence...only last Tuesday, on returning to my car after doing one of my local walks, I was informed by a lady in the next car that I'd just missed,by ten minutes, a man flying two 'hawks' from the car park!...just my luck! The Heraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393815486440597141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-64314402759079418022013-11-24T14:04:34.411+10:002013-11-24T14:04:34.411+10:00What a wonderful series, I really love the close u...What a wonderful series, I really love the close ups.Judy https://www.blogger.com/profile/07886053115520735923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-5775528758090623202013-11-24T08:24:21.762+10:002013-11-24T08:24:21.762+10:00Perfect shots. Love the details you were able to g...Perfect shots. Love the details you were able to get so close!<br /><br />Mersad<br /><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Mersad Donko Photography</a><br />Mersadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13912588798000508495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-74871954982317089222013-11-24T07:52:19.905+10:002013-11-24T07:52:19.905+10:00These are beautiful birds. At least this way you c...These are beautiful birds. At least this way you can get those super close photos.Ruth Hieberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11260132564992492524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-12645522125093840392013-11-24T06:43:24.571+10:002013-11-24T06:43:24.571+10:00Such a treat for me to see your photos today Marga...Such a treat for me to see your photos today Margaret. They are incredible, really beautiful, great photos and a great video too.DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-60404462220911899052013-11-24T06:27:58.941+10:002013-11-24T06:27:58.941+10:00Number 12 is my favourite, what an Harris Hawk, is...Number 12 is my favourite, what an Harris Hawk, isn't the look of it, it is a look Prey.Bob Bushellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819577478571292055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-73995460881132283652013-11-24T05:49:33.898+10:002013-11-24T05:49:33.898+10:00North is my favorite here. You got amazing picture...North is my favorite here. You got amazing pictures!!! And he looks absolutely perfect! Almost like he was groomed or something.Ginny Hartzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329131153403895625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-71728405524668300912013-11-24T05:07:35.363+10:002013-11-24T05:07:35.363+10:00Wow. And repeat - Wow.Wow. And repeat - Wow.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-10050269589008260432013-11-24T05:04:32.772+10:002013-11-24T05:04:32.772+10:00WoW....great close-ups providing so much beautiful...WoW....great close-ups providing so much beautiful details!!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16823369215793154260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-21564559386615504222013-11-24T04:53:37.649+10:002013-11-24T04:53:37.649+10:00Hi Anni So glad you were able to see today's ...Hi Anni So glad you were able to see today's post as I am sure I will never have another opportunity to fly a Harris Hawk and get these close up shots. I still do my Saturday post (altough this one was a bit different) because there are many people who like to learn a bit more about birds and so I decided to continue (usually) featureing 1 bird (usually European) with stills, maybe video and information to go with it. Many thanks for your kind comments.Margaret Birding For Pleasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400663056547331997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-82335577193223508532013-11-24T04:46:30.011+10:002013-11-24T04:46:30.011+10:00HI Adrian No they are both male birds. The Gosha...HI Adrian No they are both male birds. The Goshawk in another 6 months would be a very different colour. You are right the female birds are larger.Margaret Birding For Pleasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400663056547331997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-24337836173315586022013-11-24T04:33:59.857+10:002013-11-24T04:33:59.857+10:00Even tho you don't link up anymore, I just had...Even tho you don't link up anymore, I just <i>had</i> to stop by today and view your bird photos. I miss your posts. Anyway, I'm sure glad I did come over to visit....what a glorious post, and such handsome birds.Anni https://www.blogger.com/profile/11805303710992562752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-55884164914385529512013-11-24T04:29:57.674+10:002013-11-24T04:29:57.674+10:00Margaret, I assume these are females as they are p...Margaret, I assume these are females as they are preferred by Hawkers. Do all female raptors have yellow on their beaks? I suspect they do. It's often difficult to tell male and female apart I know males are smaller but that isn't much help unless you happen across one of each.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-63972239692771479352013-11-24T01:09:38.980+10:002013-11-24T01:09:38.980+10:00just so beautiful! glad you got to see them up clo...just so beautiful! glad you got to see them up close and personal!TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-69076159044073708952013-11-24T00:57:17.228+10:002013-11-24T00:57:17.228+10:00Beautiful shots of this bird, and you were so luck...Beautiful shots of this bird, and you were so lucky to get to see this bird up close like this!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08282631333469688624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-35441295170870896412013-11-24T00:44:16.220+10:002013-11-24T00:44:16.220+10:00What a fantastic experience that was...and what wo...What a fantastic experience that was...and what wonderful photos you were able to capture. Linda at To Behold The Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07419060763634934217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-71542934355940895582013-11-23T23:40:27.231+10:002013-11-23T23:40:27.231+10:00This bird is getting so close to me!This bird is getting so close to me!rainfield61https://www.blogger.com/profile/01334864123466123667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-43570609006663995412013-11-23T21:44:48.678+10:002013-11-23T21:44:48.678+10:00Two amazing birds. That would certainly make my ye...Two amazing birds. That would certainly make my year being so close to such magnificent birds.holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.com