19 out of 20 days I don't see anything larger than a Yellow Bellied Sap Sucker on my morning walks, then there is this, he/she was huge.
Updated based on the first few comments.
The side View of the head, confirms this is an Osprey, the eagle hawk does not have the dark stripe on the side of the face. Otherwise the two are quite similar. 
Good camera work but what a tongue twister name.
ReplyDeleteI was in the right place at the right time and ready to go
DeleteThat is quite amazing. I could be wrong, but I believe that is a BLack-White Eagle Hawk. They are birds of prey and carnivores. To my knowledge they mostly frequent Central and South America...so he was either way off course, or with out hotter and humid weather, they are coming further north..who knows. I found once an injured owl...turns out they are only in the UK!!! He was way off ocusre, So it does happens. Pretty neat to see.
ReplyDeleteIt’s an osprey. I’ve never seen a black and white eagle hawk. Just looked at pictures. Really beautiful!
DeleteI have not tried to confirm and identity, but there are Ospreys nesting in the area, and fishing in the river.
DeleteAn osprey! Beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteIt should be,
Deletesweet! I love shore/water birds.
ReplyDeleteHe flew right over my head, big bird.
DeleteMajestic!
ReplyDeleteHerons on this morning's walk
DeleteTurkeys on this mornings lawn.
DeleteGobble gobble
DeleteWhat a great sighting. They are majestic birds.
ReplyDeleteAnd she stood still for a few moments
DeleteWhat a wing span!
ReplyDeleteWouldn’t want that coming straight at me
Deletelovely !
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