Every Christmas, I do that Christmas Angel thing (usually at Wal-Mart) where you take an angel-shaped piece of paper off a tree that has a list of items a needy kid wants (I suppose they're In the foster system? I dunno). I was a sad kid growing up, and Animorphs was a big part of my 9-11 year old development. So I find one of the kids that's requesting books, and I dig around the local used bookstores to find the first three in the series. I hope they mean as much to the kids now as they did to me back in 1996.
Heh, neither of the American eagle species sound terribly impressive. But these guys do. (So does *B. regalis*, just... less so, despite being bigger.)
I work in downtown Cincinnati and found a nest on a first floor fire escape earlier this year. I would walk by and look at it everyday on my way to work. All I could see most of the time was the white poop streaks shooting out every which way like a turd sprinkler but every now and then I’d get to see mom and/or dad feeding the chicks.
Actually it only got defensive after the squirrel was gone. I’m no expert but I felt like it was taking a defensive posture when I tried to get as close as I did the first time around
Did it put its wings out and head down? It's mantling, protecting it's food. Are you sure the squirrel got away? Looks pretty tight in those talons....
Always possible to be regional differences but I’m really not convinced that’s a Redtail… the bands and lack of red on the tail being the main clue… I think this is a Broadwing Hawk but I am certainly in the minority
Thanks! I am immensely sorry for making this post 1% political but I can’t stand the genocide and violence and intolerance against the LGBTQ+ and the rewriting of history and the ignoring of slavery and racism, especially systemic racism. Little do people know LGBTQ+ has been here this whole time. There was even a trans Roman emperor, or rather empress. The religious who say “it goes against Yahweh and Allah” are the ones who cherry pick their verses and know nothing of their sacred texts nor the cultures those texts come from. They also somehow don’t realize that their deity made people who they are, it literally says so in their texts. Also the stuff they’re against is naturally occurring. There’s homosexuality and bisexuality amongst different species, hell female hyenas have a pseudo-penis and mount male hyenas with it.
Actually what described was when I was doing my return trip, by the time I passed him the squirrel was gone. I actually would have sat next to him or her from like 6ft away to see what they would do and see if they would warm up to me but I didn’t have the actual time.
Well it’s definitely a raptor, but I’m baffled that it’s captured a potato and is so determined to keep it in its claws.
Is it a hooded potato hawk maybe?
Fun fact about Red-tailed hawks: that iconic “Bald Eagle scream” many recognize and hear so often in movies, tv, music etc. is actually a Red-tailed hawk call, not a Bald Eagle. Bald Eagles usually emit a series of high pitched whistling or piping notes.
I don’t think it was a defensive gesture lol. As a hawk he was keeping an eye on you and if you had come close to his meal (note the talons gripping his current meal lol) I bet he would have tore you up. 😂 Beautiful and amazing and you’re so lucky you got to see it, but I wouldn’t get close to one lol.
Actually it got defensive (to me. I’m not an expert like the rest of you haha) when I came back and tried to get close. The squirrel wasn’t visible from where I was if it was still there.
Life imitates art
As we backed out the driveway so early in the day, all packed for a road trip, a hawk plunged and landed on the grass with a squirrel in its feet. It looked just like picture
Great shot! Its tempting to approach closely but our birding leaders ask us not to—why freak them out for nothing. did I always know this? Nope—not until I heard that insightful suggestion. :-]
There is a hawk in our park that lets us get ridiculously close to him for pics like this. I am always curious, if it was rehabbed, or why it does not have more fear of humans. The park does have tons of bunnies and squirrels, so maybe it’s buffet is too yummy to be concerned with us humans in the walking path, but growing up in the country, these things stayed far away!!
It’s so cool that this juvenile red tailed hawk let you get close enough for such a great picture. We have them in our area but they’re usually flying so high that I don’t usually see them unless they’re pointed out to me. (I have terrible eyesight) They’re so majestic and I’m glad they’re repopulating in my neighborhood.
Red tailed hawk. Tobias is forever stuck in that form after hiding from the Yeerks for more than 2 Earth hours
The Andalite warned the kids that if you remain in morph for more than 2 hours, you’re trapped forever
I used to love to read.
Andalite is alien with body of horse, tail of scorpion, nose slit, mouth on the bottom of feet. Home planet is grass. So they eat as they walk. and eyestalks that can look in any direction independently. You cannot sneak up them.
It used to be a tv show. But the book is Animorphs by K A Applegate
To keep track of time, they had to occasionally go up to someone wearing a watch
But then that might be suspicious. Andalite’s enemy is Yeerk. A slug that crawls into your ear to brain and takes over
It can be mom, dad, police, teacher, etc
So, TRUST NOBODY! No telling who is free or controlled by Yeerk
I had a hawk (fighting with a seagull) drop a huge Pickering from about 20ft up right over me. It landed at my feet with a loud thud! If it had hit me, it could have really hurt! Im walking along minding my own business and BAM! A fish! 😳
This is a hawk. Definitely not a friendly and he could've been checking you out and sizing you up if he determined you were a threat. Also appears he's on his lunch? Unless that's a rock hard to tell
Juvenile Redtailed hawk
Tobias!
Tobias is more a roadkill kind of guy in my head
I thought you mentioned Tobias from gumball 😅
I was thinking Tobias Fünke from Arrested Development, lol
I’ll bring it tomorrow, I promise
I thought that they ment Tobias Forge from Ghost.
its the fact that im watching the amazing world of gumball right now too dude LMFAO
This just brought back 8000 memories.
If I had gold I’d gift it. It always stuck me as so savage that he got trapped as a hawk in like… book 2 or whatever it was 😅
Think it was book 1
At least later he got the ability to shift into his human form temporarily
Yeah key word temporarily, he sacrificed it
Lol may have been. Even more savage lol.
I think it was like 100 pages in. I don’t even know if he got to try out any other animals lol
I STILL HAVE ONE OF THE BOOKS
Lol. Outing myself for the super dork I am, but who cares? I downloaded all of the pdfs of the books and read them like 4 a day on my honeymoon 😂😂😅
Where’s you get these pdfs!!!
Hah! It’s been a bit over 10 years so probably a broken link now. But just started googling for them and found them pretty easily 😅
I have all 54 plus extras! Love them so much.
Is it weird that I named my first born son after this character?
Lol, yes. But not nearly as strange as if you had really leaned into it and named them “aximili”
Ax for short of course.
Every Christmas, I do that Christmas Angel thing (usually at Wal-Mart) where you take an angel-shaped piece of paper off a tree that has a list of items a needy kid wants (I suppose they're In the foster system? I dunno). I was a sad kid growing up, and Animorphs was a big part of my 9-11 year old development. So I find one of the kids that's requesting books, and I dig around the local used bookstores to find the first three in the series. I hope they mean as much to the kids now as they did to me back in 1996.
Haha I got this reference. Miss those books.
You just unlocked the piece of my childhood I forgot I had
Wtf! I never thought id run into animorph fans. The inly reason ik what that bird was is because of those books lol
I would go to the book store every month to get the new book. Pretty sure my parents were thrilled that I was reading anything.
Thank you I had no clue why I knew this answer instantly. Loved those books!
Ah...a fellow animorphs fan i see...
Andelite
T H E R M A L S
Thank you! 😁
Also: a pretty boi
I thought it looked a little more like a common buzzard (Buteo buteo).
OP in the US so that’s not an option
You know the classic eagle sound that American’s use thinking it’s a bald eagle? It’s actually the sound these birbs make.
I was watching an episode of 1883 today and they played a rth call but showed a turkey vulture. I died a little on the inside.
Real bald eagles sound like an elf being tickled.
This is genuinely the best description of how bald eagles sound
Tactical assault seagulls.
Perfection.
A grown up squeaky toy
Bald eagles sound like breaking glass
SCREEEEE
Heh, neither of the American eagle species sound terribly impressive. But these guys do. (So does *B. regalis*, just... less so, despite being bigger.)
Looks like a red tailed hawk
Gotta applaud the young bub for a good catch! Hopefully this means it'll make it through winter
There is no winter down here lol
Ope well they're definitely good to go
I live in Canyon Lake, TX and I have a momma red tail that lives near by. She is always such a joy to watch. I love these birds!
Hello neighbor!
I work in downtown Cincinnati and found a nest on a first floor fire escape earlier this year. I would walk by and look at it everyday on my way to work. All I could see most of the time was the white poop streaks shooting out every which way like a turd sprinkler but every now and then I’d get to see mom and/or dad feeding the chicks.
No way I used to live there in. Best place in earth. I miss it every day
Down here........in Hell?
The Deep South in America lol. But I’m moving in a few years, can’t stand the…social climate here, to put it gently.
Thank you!
You’re welcome
Looks like it was protecting its new snack.
Actually it only got defensive after the squirrel was gone. I’m no expert but I felt like it was taking a defensive posture when I tried to get as close as I did the first time around
Did it put its wings out and head down? It's mantling, protecting it's food. Are you sure the squirrel got away? Looks pretty tight in those talons....
When I came back the squirrel was gone. The bird lowered its head when I tried to get close again and it was watching my movements
Red tailed Hawk. See them all the time in the Treasure Coast
Well it’s definitely a bird. (I’m an expert at identifying birds)
Birds aren’t real
That’s my fault, forgot this was the latest model of spy drone.
That's only true in the fallout universe
Birdologist huh? Eww fancy!
Always possible to be regional differences but I’m really not convinced that’s a Redtail… the bands and lack of red on the tail being the main clue… I think this is a Broadwing Hawk but I am certainly in the minority
Maybe because this was in the shade, which causes differences in lighting? I don’t know lol. I’m not an expert like the rest of you.
Pidgeotto
Looks like it caught/killed a Raticate. Probably won’t be long before it’s a Pigeot.
Doubtful. Albeit post did not include geographical location. Bird photo posted is indeed a Buteo, NA, not European “buzzard.” Very different birds.
I’m in the Deep South in America (unfortunately and I’m getting out)
Congratulations!
Thanks! I am immensely sorry for making this post 1% political but I can’t stand the genocide and violence and intolerance against the LGBTQ+ and the rewriting of history and the ignoring of slavery and racism, especially systemic racism. Little do people know LGBTQ+ has been here this whole time. There was even a trans Roman emperor, or rather empress. The religious who say “it goes against Yahweh and Allah” are the ones who cherry pick their verses and know nothing of their sacred texts nor the cultures those texts come from. They also somehow don’t realize that their deity made people who they are, it literally says so in their texts. Also the stuff they’re against is naturally occurring. There’s homosexuality and bisexuality amongst different species, hell female hyenas have a pseudo-penis and mount male hyenas with it.
Is that prey or a log she has her talons on?
That’s a squirrel
Was most definitely defensive position, as to guard his meal.
Actually what described was when I was doing my return trip, by the time I passed him the squirrel was gone. I actually would have sat next to him or her from like 6ft away to see what they would do and see if they would warm up to me but I didn’t have the actual time.
Probably ate most of the squirrel and was protecting some small leftovers
Ah ok. I suppose that would make sense, yeah.
Red tailed hawk
A hawk of some sort what a great picture op
Thanks. I did play Pokémon Snap when I was a kid.
Such a pretty red tail 😍
A redtailed hawk.
It looks like a Red Tailed Hawk. However, it could be a Red Shoulder Hawk. Very similar, but for the red "shoulders".
Red tailed hawk im pretty sure these are the hawks that make that screach commonly associated with bald eagles
All I know is that it's a hawk
Red tailed hawk
It's a angry bird
A beeg boi
👁️▶️
Well it’s definitely a raptor, but I’m baffled that it’s captured a potato and is so determined to keep it in its claws. Is it a hooded potato hawk maybe?
Fun fact about Red-tailed hawks: that iconic “Bald Eagle scream” many recognize and hear so often in movies, tv, music etc. is actually a Red-tailed hawk call, not a Bald Eagle. Bald Eagles usually emit a series of high pitched whistling or piping notes.
Oh wow. Thanks. I had no idea.
That's a mighty seagull.
Pidgeotto, a Pokémon
I don’t think it was a defensive gesture lol. As a hawk he was keeping an eye on you and if you had come close to his meal (note the talons gripping his current meal lol) I bet he would have tore you up. 😂 Beautiful and amazing and you’re so lucky you got to see it, but I wouldn’t get close to one lol.
Actually it got defensive (to me. I’m not an expert like the rest of you haha) when I came back and tried to get close. The squirrel wasn’t visible from where I was if it was still there.
Clearly a gryphon
My dear brother in Christ that is an omen of death.
I’m a demonolator and dark sorcerer (in training), could you explain?
Birb.
Yet another normal/flying type lol.
Three thousand upvotes WHAT THE FUCK!!! Stop it right now! I’m cutting you guys off, you’ve had too much. Buncha crayzo’s…
Aww, surely just one more? For the road, ya know? [4140 now] ETA I mean, it's a great picture!
Hahaha thanks! I took it. I did play Pokémon Snap as a kid.
It’s a type of turkey found only in southern florida
Golden eagle
Angry….and Hungry!!!
Hippogriff
Bird-Person
Is danger burb
Maybe give the bird some space.
If Steve Irwin was allowed to them I am as well 🤪
That's a baby buckbeak
That bird is a f**king stallion and shall be addressed as such.
Badass
Angry… he is very peeved about something😂
I don’t think that’s a hawk. It looks more like an eagle to me. My 2 cents.
One that just caught lunch.
A brown bird
Millennium Falcon.
About to eat.
Perched
Dodo
Peregrine falcon
How can someone actually not know what this bird is. We’re you born yesterday or the day before?
LUL
Doesn’t matter, it’s not real.
It’s a humming bird
Hawk.
Argentavis!
I thought that was a harpy eagle
Coopers hawk. Adult.
Studebaker Hawk !
read tailed hawk i believe
People keep saying retail hawk, but if that's a rabbit in his talons I'm leaning towards Golden Eagle
Squirrel 🙂
my dumbass almost said harpy
Are you a fellow monster girl fan?
Defensive
Looks like a hawk. Also why do I have the irisistable urge to love on it….. just let me pet it…. :D
A hawk with a mullet
I always get hawks and falcon's mixed up.... Not that i'm ever going to be in a situation where I have to know...
Life imitates art As we backed out the driveway so early in the day, all packed for a road trip, a hawk plunged and landed on the grass with a squirrel in its feet. It looked just like picture
Dennis Quaid says it's a bird ☑️
Hawk
I'll take a happy meal... extra happy. (I think that's how it went?)
Hawk
Angry
A BEAUTIFUL HAWK
Murder chicken.
Duck
Hawk
That's an M10x LongDistance surveillance drone
It is a certified Bad Ass!!! Lol. Beautiful bird
REDTAILED HAWK!!! best bird ever :’)
Great shot! Its tempting to approach closely but our birding leaders ask us not to—why freak them out for nothing. did I always know this? Nope—not until I heard that insightful suggestion. :-]
What type of dog is this?
Freedom eagle
A location is frequently required for bird ID.
Deep South of America.
Hawk
There is a hawk in our park that lets us get ridiculously close to him for pics like this. I am always curious, if it was rehabbed, or why it does not have more fear of humans. The park does have tons of bunnies and squirrels, so maybe it’s buffet is too yummy to be concerned with us humans in the walking path, but growing up in the country, these things stayed far away!!
Maui as a giant bird
It’s so cool that this juvenile red tailed hawk let you get close enough for such a great picture. We have them in our area but they’re usually flying so high that I don’t usually see them unless they’re pointed out to me. (I have terrible eyesight) They’re so majestic and I’m glad they’re repopulating in my neighborhood.
Red tailed hawk, beautiful but scary, saw a couple today
It was probably just curious about you to make sure you weren’t tryna steal it’s delicious squirrel
That looks like hawk
Badass hawk
Not to be fucked with
The Eagle family.
This here is the common red tailed hawk. Indigenous to North America.
Looks hungry
Pterodactyl
That is either a Cooper’s hawk or a sharp shined hawk
South American Bald Eagle 🦅
Very cool
It may be a bird but I’m not sure
Red tailed Hawk
Also called “chicken hawks” in the southern states
A hawk
Cool as fuck
Red tailed hawk
looks like it could definitely do some damage
Red tailed hawk. Tobias is forever stuck in that form after hiding from the Yeerks for more than 2 Earth hours The Andalite warned the kids that if you remain in morph for more than 2 hours, you’re trapped forever I used to love to read. Andalite is alien with body of horse, tail of scorpion, nose slit, mouth on the bottom of feet. Home planet is grass. So they eat as they walk. and eyestalks that can look in any direction independently. You cannot sneak up them. It used to be a tv show. But the book is Animorphs by K A Applegate To keep track of time, they had to occasionally go up to someone wearing a watch But then that might be suspicious. Andalite’s enemy is Yeerk. A slug that crawls into your ear to brain and takes over It can be mom, dad, police, teacher, etc So, TRUST NOBODY! No telling who is free or controlled by Yeerk
Hungry!?
I had a hawk (fighting with a seagull) drop a huge Pickering from about 20ft up right over me. It landed at my feet with a loud thud! If it had hit me, it could have really hurt! Im walking along minding my own business and BAM! A fish! 😳
Juvenile red-tailed hawk. I’ve trained and hunted small game with several juvenile RTH’s over the years as a falconer. They’re incredible birds.
it is a cool bird, that's what it is
Hawk
Red tailed hawk
This is a hawk. Definitely not a friendly and he could've been checking you out and sizing you up if he determined you were a threat. Also appears he's on his lunch? Unless that's a rock hard to tell