ML38136071

Age and sex

Juvenile, Unknown sex - X

Media notes

This picture is to show the barring on the leg feathers as well as the underneath of the tail.

Observation details

pictures attached for review. Very dark, almost black bird. Breast heavily barred. Some white markings on the face about the bill. Leg feathers are barred as well. As I was driving I thought it was a Raven on the power line because the bird was so dark. When I got closer I saw spots on the wings. Turned the car around and went back for a better look. While I was moving the car because this bird had flown a bit, an adult flew in over this bird, screaming. I got out of the car in time to see that the adult's back was very dark and it had a dark red tail, I never saw the underside as I was concentrated on getting pictures of this bird. The adult circled around and came back over, screaming as it went. It landed in a tree in the shadows so I couldn't see it, but it continued to scream and "talk". The younger bird never made a peep.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS REBEL T5

Lens

EF75-300mm f/4-5.6

ISO

800

Focal length

300 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

1/800 sec

Dimensions

3041 pixels x 2023 pixels

Original file size

2.13 MB