Tuesday Teaser 041911 Ron Shields took this recent shot of a bird with an extreme feather situation. What's the bird, and what's going on? Answer tomorrow.
Mike G. April 19, 2011 at 3:10 pm Is it a Cooper’s Hawk? (But, then again, it might be a Sharpie … it’s hard for a relative newbie like me to tell.) Reply ↓
Jim Wright April 19, 2011 at 3:12 pm But what about the second half of the question –What’s going on with the hawk’s feathers? That’s even tougher… Reply ↓
Mike G. April 19, 2011 at 5:37 pm It doesn’t look like a normal molt, and I really don’t have a better guess. Reply ↓
Mike G. April 19, 2011 at 10:44 pm The missing feathers make it look like someone tried to hit it with bird-shot in flight, but missed hitting something vital. Reply ↓
Is it a Cooper’s Hawk? (But, then again, it might be a Sharpie … it’s hard for a relative newbie like me to tell.)
But what about the second half of the question –What’s going on with the hawk’s feathers? That’s even tougher…
It doesn’t look like a normal molt, and I really don’t have a better guess.
The missing feathers make it look like someone tried to hit it with bird-shot in flight, but missed hitting something vital.