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Help me I.D. this Strange Bird prowling around my back yard
Posted on 5/12/13 at 11:21 am
Posted on 5/12/13 at 11:21 am
I thought I'd seen everything in my area of TX, but this strange one arrived this morning. WTF?
-About 20" tall
-Flies like a hawk
-Colors similar a hawk
-Weird elongated beak
-Has a tuft of feathers on the back of it's head
-When walking, it has a stride like a chicken or a turkey...doesn't waddle like a hawk.
-Walks around on the ground quite a bit
Pics below were taken from far away and had to be blown-up...best quality I could get.
-About 20" tall
-Flies like a hawk
-Colors similar a hawk
-Weird elongated beak
-Has a tuft of feathers on the back of it's head
-When walking, it has a stride like a chicken or a turkey...doesn't waddle like a hawk.
-Walks around on the ground quite a bit
Pics below were taken from far away and had to be blown-up...best quality I could get.
This post was edited on 5/12/13 at 11:30 am
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Posted on 5/12/13 at 11:24 am to CoastieGM
isn't that a Chicken Hawk?
I thought they had larger beaks. Not sure though. Looks like a raptor type bird though.
I thought they had larger beaks. Not sure though. Looks like a raptor type bird though.
Posted on 5/12/13 at 11:27 am to Napoleon
quote:A chicken hawk's beak is abruptly downturned and pointed. This thing in my yard has a schnoz.
isn't that a Chicken Hawk?
Posted on 5/12/13 at 11:36 am to CoastieGM
It looks like a Caracara (mexican eagle)
Posted on 5/12/13 at 11:38 am to CoastieGM
Crested Caracara, possibly
Posted on 5/12/13 at 11:38 am to CoastieGM
This bird is a Crested Caracara. It is a bird of prey. It is often seen feeding with vultures or hunting on pastureland. Range SW US. Tex. and Fl. to South America.
Posted on 5/12/13 at 11:46 am to CoastieGM
What they said. Very cool sighting. Don't often see them that far north.
Posted on 5/12/13 at 11:51 am to CoastieGM
Cool looking bird
Posted on 5/12/13 at 11:52 am to Alpha_Male_LSU
quote:
It looks like a Caracara (mexican eagle)
This.. cool bird
Posted on 5/12/13 at 12:01 pm to faxis
Thanks guys, I think you've nailed it. 
Damn, this is the awesomest board around...
So first it's a few Mexicans, anchor babies...lots of mexicans
10 yrs ago, a freak sighting of a Mexican whitewing dove...now they've displaced most of the turtle dove
5 yrs ago, saw my first Mexican tree duck...now they're all over the place
So today a Mexican eagle (Caracara)?
Am I seeing a pattern?
(I wonder if these things are "protected" in any way).
Damn, this is the awesomest board around... So first it's a few Mexicans, anchor babies...lots of mexicans
10 yrs ago, a freak sighting of a Mexican whitewing dove...now they've displaced most of the turtle dove
5 yrs ago, saw my first Mexican tree duck...now they're all over the place
So today a Mexican eagle (Caracara)?
Am I seeing a pattern?
(I wonder if these things are "protected" in any way).
Posted on 5/12/13 at 12:10 pm to CoastieGM
South or central Texas? There's quite a few in those areas.
Posted on 5/12/13 at 12:39 pm to nerd guy
quote:I'm on the SW edge of Houston.
South or central Texas? There's quite a few in those areas.
Posted on 5/12/13 at 1:28 pm to CoastieGM
quote:
Am I seeing a pattern?
GW
Crested caracara
This post was edited on 5/12/13 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 5/12/13 at 2:57 pm to Mung
and it looks like a Juvenile too.
Posted on 5/12/13 at 3:09 pm to Cracker
quote:
Mexican eagle (Caracara)?
Undocumented Eagle?
Posted on 5/12/13 at 3:44 pm to CoastieGM
Mexican eagle. They are everywhere down south.
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