Off Topic One too many trips to the bird feeder...

[Wave Runner]

So, any bird watchers out there?

• Cooper's Hawk (immature)
• Sharp-Shinned Hawk (immature)
• something else?

Don't you know your birds? That's an Albatross.

 

[spincast]

let us prey

 

[stomp]

Don't you know your birds? That's an Albatross.

I know a turkey when I see one @Wave Runner

 

[Schmick]

Don't you know your birds? That's an Albatross.

Nah, nah, nah mate. That’s a European Swallow… you can tell by it’s unladen velocity…

 

[Wave Runner]

I know a turkey when I see one @Wave Runner

I bet you do, I happen to know a few myself.

 

[packrat]

I know a turkey when I see one @Wave Runner

been looking in the mirror again have we???

 

[tazmania]

Pickeral

 

[stomp]

been looking in the mirror again have we???

And another gobbler pokes up his weathered head...

 

[Wave Runner]

been looking in the mirror again have we???

Good to see you're up and on the move Gord.

 

[packrat]

And another gobbler pokes up his weathered head...

they're everywhere, they're everywhere!!!!

 

[Schmick]

If ya don’t see one, ya just might be one!

 

[ch312]

Since we have all the bird experts gathered together...

The other day I was watching 2 bald eagles feed on a deer carcass and after they had their fill another bird showed up shortly afterwards. It was dark brown with whiteish speckles on it's sides and under it's wings. It looked to be slightly larger than the eagles.

After some effort it tore off a back leg bone and flew away with it. It was impressive watching a bird with so much power latch on and jump/fly multiple times to rip off the leg.

Got pics of the eagles, none of the other bird.

 

[GPS]

Since we have all the bird experts gathered together...

The other day I was watching 2 bald eagles feed on a deer carcass and after they had their fill another bird showed up shortly afterwards. It was dark brown with whiteish speckles on it's sides and under it's wings. It looked to be slightly larger than the eagles.

After some effort it tore off a back leg bone and flew away with it. It was impressive watching a bird with so much power latch on and jump/fly multiple times to rip off the leg.

Got pics of the eagles, none of the other bird.

That is likely a Golden Eagle, getting to be lots around. Immature Balds are very similar and easily mistaken. One sure way to see the difference between the two is the leg. Bald has a yellow unfeathered leg while the Golden's leg is feathered right to the ground. That said a Bald can have long breast feathers that appear to cover the leg. Google the two birds and you will see.
Tell friends but try not to reveal location to the public, or people will appear and maybe disrupt them. They're hungry right now with the cold and snow.
Good find by the way.