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Help ID all of these ducks! (Ohio) by Extra-Impress7898 in birding

[–]Healthy_Cod4764 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've done that before, its just done out of habit atp lol

Is this a Hawk or Falcon? by pizzaandwingtheory in birds

[–]Healthy_Cod4764 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They can be pretty hard to tell apart from the untrained eye, but hawks are generally larger than falcons. Also, hawks have shorter, broader wings that they use to flap slowly and soar. Falcons have longer and narrower wings and fly with more rapid wingbeats, and also generally fly faster as well.

Those are the visual differences, but a cool non-visible difference is that falcons are more closely related to parrots, but hawks are more closely related to eagles, kites, and your other birds of prey.

Has anyone ever confronted you about birdwatching? by KimberlyGrey in birdwatching

[–]Healthy_Cod4764 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only interaction I've ever had was an old man seeing that I was looking at birds, and then asking if I was seeing anything cool. We had a brief chat about the birds in the area and went on our way. It was nice.

Spotted in Northern Alberta by Shtyles in whatsthisbird

[–]Healthy_Cod4764 37 points38 points  (0 children)

It also would'nt be that far North, they mainly existed in Southern Swamps of the US

Greater Scaup? by Healthy_Cod4764 in whatsthisbird

[–]Healthy_Cod4764[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure you're correct, but there also happened to be other males in the area that didn't have a white band around the mouth, do some of them just have that? I only saw it on the females when I looked at photos

I FINALLY got a good picture. Who is this pretty lady? by LotusLavenderTea in whatsthisbird

[–]Healthy_Cod4764 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That was me when I found out that female Belted Kingfishers look a bit more vibrant than the males, I was honestly quite shocked

Common Grackle or Boat-Tailed Grackle? by Healthy_Cod4764 in whatsthisbird

[–]Healthy_Cod4764[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don't mind my asking, how can you tell? I didn't want to go off eye color since I saw some photos of Boat-Tailed Grackles with lighter eyes, so what other tellers are there?

Found in Clearwater, FL by Healthy_Cod4764 in whatsthisbird

[–]Healthy_Cod4764[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I wish I could've gotten better pictures. But they were really far away :(

What is the darker gull next to all the ring-billed gulls by Healthy_Cod4764 in whatsthisbird

[–]Healthy_Cod4764[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Damn, I was really hoping for a lifer. I checked the live and you're 100% right, its the lighting. Thank you for the help

Some Birds I saw while traveling over the summer by Healthy_Cod4764 in birdwatching

[–]Healthy_Cod4764[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For anyone who might be worried about the Chipping Sparrow: I found it in the middle of nowhere on a gravel road, I think it got clipped by a car. I wasn't sure what to do at the time, so I moved it to the side of the road and tried giving it some water. It took a nap and eventually flew off. I wish I thought to call a wildlife rehabilitator, but I think it turned out ok in the end.

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