Hazel Bazemore Hawk Watch
(Fall 2000 season)
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Guest Gallery and Other Images
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This series of photos is of a sharp-shinned hawk which appeared over the
watch on Sunday, October 1. The sequence shows an unusual loss of primaries
in one wing apparently doesn't affect this particular bird's ability to
fly and maneuver. It never missed a beat; it flapped and rose and turned
cleanly in the warm air as it passed overhead, despite the apparent loss
of its primaries on its left wing. The stills below don't appear to show
any translucent feathering in place ... the feathers are just simply not
there. We still don't know how the accipiter managed to fly so cleanly!
(copyright 2000 Patty & Bill
Beasley)
Jimmy Jackson of Beeville, Texas has been a long-time birder and photographer
and has contributed some awesome photos to our gallery and to our Raptor
Identification section through the years. Jimmy sends these along for your
viewing enjoyment from the Fall 2000 Hazel Bazemore Hawk Watch (copyright
2000 Jimmy Jackson).
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