MD nature pics thread

[joppaj]

She looks suspicious.

Trying to figure out if I'm available for a date later.

 

[E.Shell]

So that is not a Cooper's Hawk...it's a Red Shouldered Hawk. The wing color is how you tell the difference. Adult Cooper's wings stay almost solid in color almost gray like... were as the Red Shouldered wings turn striped kind of like their tails.

Concur.

 

[308Scout]

 

[Melnic]

Great pics as always 308


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[teratos]

Trying to figure out if I'm available for a date later.

Don’t lose your head over it

 

[mpollan1]

So that is not a Cooper's Hawk...it's a Red Shouldered Hawk. The wing color is how you tell the difference. Adult Cooper's wings stay almost solid in color almost gray like... were as the Red Shouldered wings turn striped kind of like their tails.

Oh ok thanks.

Edit: Took this about an hour ago. Coopers?

 

[RFBfromDE]

Boating days…

 

[Sundazes]

Saw this on a walk with the dog yesterday. Just a crappy cell phone pic. SG identified it as a giant puff ball.
Pine cone was for size reference.

 

[teratos]

Saw this on a walk with the dog yesterday. Just a crappy cell phone pic. SG identified it as a giant puff ball.
Pine cone was for size reference.
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I coulda told you it was a giant puff ball.

Can you eat it?

 

[Preach]

Oh ok thanks.

Edit: Took this about an hour ago. Coopers?

I am leaning juvenile Red Shouldered. Cooper's and Red Shouldered Hawks look very similar as juveniles. I have flown both and the Cooper's are slightly smaller, which is hard to tell by picture. Also the tail on a Cooper's is much longer compared to wing tips. Easiest way to tell is that call of the Red Shouldered, if you hear them they seem to call all the time, especially the juveniles. Had one on my deck railing yelling at my Barred owl a couple weeks ago.

 

[Sundazes]

I coulda told you it was a giant puff ball.

Can you eat it?

I won't eat it, but you can eat all the puffy balls you want.

 

[teratos]

I won't eat it, but you can eat all the puffy balls you want.

I have enough friends…

 

[gtodave]

Found under my grill.
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I see that my wife's hair has even made it to your pictures. That stuff is EVERYWHERE.

 

[gtodave]

I have a phone video of two coyote pups within 5 feet of me...

That's AWESOME! Were they curious of you?

 

[Redcobra]

Burnside Bridge, Antietam, MD

 

[Applehd]

Print it and frame it... very nice.

 

[outrider58]

That's AWESOME! Were they curious of you?

The leader got to within 5 feet when he finally saw me. At that point, he began to back up until I made the kiss-kiss-kiss sound. He turned back towards me with a couple steps and munched on a mushroom, as if he wasn't sure what to do. Eventually, they moved off.

 

[joppaj]

A Dog Day cicada visited work today

 

[Mr H]

Made the mistake of not taking a camera today.

We went to Hooper's Island(s), and had no lack of great views of Herons, Egrets, Eagles, Osprey, various Gulls and Brown Pelicans.

Had never explored down there before, and it should be great duck viewing territory come fall and winter.

 

[4g64loser]

Monocacy valley sunset after a storm.