My friend (and photography mentor) Dave Cooney sent me this photo:
Do you know what it is? First correct answer gets a prize!
A Passion for Nature
WinterWoman's Observations
My friend (and photography mentor) Dave Cooney sent me this photo:
Do you know what it is? First correct answer gets a prize!
A Passion for Nature 
Dark morph of a Broadwing
Can I answer? . . . I know I know!
Maybe, I should go with my first inclination–a male dark morph rough-leg–I didn’t since the tail banding is not as pronounced as I’m used to out here.
When was the photo taken?
My field guides are all in the car. They sure are pretty in flight.
I am so not good at Hawks. Dark morph Rough-legged Hawk?
It’s very beautiful!!
A Zone Tailed Hawk? Those stripes on the tail….
Dark-morph of a Broadwing/
Never seen one, but how about “Harlan’s” Red-tailed Hawk?
I know, I know – it’s a hawk from the Northern Hemisphere! Do I get the prize? As you know I would have no idea being from Down Under, but not being one to feel left out…my educated guess, and not cheating by ANY means would be a Darkmorph Rough-legged zone-tailed broadwinged-male.
It’s a bird.