falcon or hawk. i dont know. but its cool

[BasinBoy]

i didnt know were to post this so im gonna do it in here. does any body know what this is if its a falcon or hawk. hope ya like the pics. sorry about the quality

[BasinBoy]

or maybe its a osprey. i dont know. can anybody help me out

[keekee]

Hard to tell in the pic's. But looks like it may be a osprey. Were was the pic taken and when? I thought ospreys nested in the fall but not really sure?


Brent

[BasinBoy]

it was taken yesterday. july 2nd.  it was taken near steinaker resivour in Vernal UT

[Hawks Feather]

I am voting for the Osprey.  They usually build a nest like that on top of a pole or tree with the limbs gone.  Also since it was close to water would also be a good bet for the Osprey.  Bald Eagles usually nest close to water, but that isn't an eagle.

Jerry

[FinsnFur]

No idea here, I dont even know what an offspray is 

Sounds like something that happens when the kids try to nail me with the super soaker but the wind carries the stream off to the side and I go unskaifed...offspray. 

Nice pics though, glad ya brought em in. Cool find. 

[studabaka]

Well it's not a falcon. Falcon's have a very even profile of feathers on their wings. And it sure ain't a red tail or red shoulder hawk which are two of the largest hawk species. I'll have to google [scratch that...oh shit, how do I search now?] on osprey and see how it lines up. Clearly the nest seems similar to eagle/osprey.

[FinsnFur]

I'll have to google [scratch that...oh shit, how do I search now?]

:roflmao:

[studabaka]

  I googled..... sorry guys 

I'm thinking osprey too, though the one trait that doesn't seem to fit is that ospreys wings are supposed to have a notable bend at the elbow which I don't see in the pic. However, the coloring matches up well, the nest matches up well, and the uneven wing tip feathering is clearly hawk [aka hawk, eagle, osprey, vulture].

Send the pic to your wildlife guys and I'm sure they will advise the 'correct' answer. Let us know.

[BasinBoy]

im going past there again tomorrow so ill have to see if i can get a better pic

[Nelson]

        I vote for an Osprey.  I see them most everyday.

        Nelson

[Bopeye]

I'm not a zoologist, so my best guess is that is some kind of bird of prey...........

Neat pictures though. 

[Hawks Feather]

Bop,

Are you saying that is some kind of a religious bird?  If so, it is pray.

Jerry

[BasinBoy]

a budist bird

[Pilgrim]

Looks like an osprey to me.

[vvarmitr]

That's an Osprey.

[NASA]

I agree with all.  It is definitely an osprey.   Eagles and ospreys build huge nests.  Falcons build very small, shallow nests.  Sometimes not much moe than a scratched out depression on the side of a cliff.  Buteos (red-tails, red-shouldered) build a nest about half again the size of a basketball.  Accipiters (goshawk, sharpshinned) builds soccer ball sized nests,  usually so high in trees that they are rarely seen.

[Bopeye]

Bop,

Are you saying that is some kind of a religious bird?  If so, it is pray.

Jerry

You got me Jerry...... :roflmao:

[Jerry Hunsley]

It's an Osprey.

[ohiobob]

well  any for SURE proof yet ???
Bob