Eagle

jmh

I shot this on the Sunrise Highway in San Diego about 10 miles from Julian at around 6100 feet. Anyone know what this is? (Resolution reduced here, but the whole thing is on my smugmug gallery http://jmh.smugmug.com)

Thanks!

bfjr

Nice one
I believe what ya got there is a Red Shoulder Hawk. I wish it was an Eagle cause I'd be in my car right now on the way down there
Although I could be wrong, I kinda hope I am, cause I could use an excuse to go shoot San Diego Area

Either way an excellent Raptor shot

Steve Cavigliano

jmh wrote:

I shot this on the Sunrise Highway in San Diego about 10 miles from Julian at around 6100 feet. Anyone know what type of eagle this is? (Resolution reduced here, but the whole thing is on my smugmug gallery http://jmh.smugmug.com)

Thanks!

Mark,
This looks like a redtail hawk to me Beautiful birds and lots of fun to watch and shoot. Man he was flyin' high if he was circling around over Julian. I remember that as being "snow country"

Nice shot Hope you get to shoot some more birds in the future

Steve

Harryb

Hey Julian,

The bad news is that it isn't an eagle. The good news is that it is a good shot of a hawk and it still counts as a raptor shot.

Osprey Whisperer

Well done. Nice capture of a beautiful bird.


** wonders if he'll ever see an eagle or hawk in the backyard. **

BMP

jwear

it is a red tail and my guess is a young one by the color you did get he does not have a lot of red in the tail yet