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Old 15-07-2007, 21:40   #1 (permalink)
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There was a constant feeling of being watched in France....
Turned out to be a high flying bird of prey which I cannot ID. I'd say either Buzzard or Eagle of some kind....any help from you twitchers?

I'm gonna link to these (if that's ok) as I can't be bothered to resize for an ID thread:

Picasa Web Albums - Jack - France 2007

Picasa Web Albums - Jack - France 2007

They are the 2 pics, any ideas? (You can zoom in by clicking Magn. glass Icon in the top right, and then wait a short while for it to "optimise")



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Old 15-07-2007, 21:56   #2 (permalink)
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I'm one of those who can't be bothered to follow links, I'd much rather just have the image(s) right there in the thread
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Old 15-07-2007, 21:59   #3 (permalink)
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Yes Jack! .................
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................. Dunno what it is Jack
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Jack,

Don't know about the Raptor, but some sweet ladies there!!

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It's a moth on your lens.
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Old 15-07-2007, 23:34   #8 (permalink)
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Red Kite ?
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I don't think kites have such long flight feathers I'd go with buzzard of some sort, looking at the short stocky tail
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Jack,

Don't know about the Raptor, but some sweet ladies there!!

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lol, oi, watch it, they're my cousins! (not a joke, they are )
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It's a moth on your lens.
LOL Graham, it's not that small

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I don't think kites have such long flight feathers I'd go with buzzard of some sort, looking at the short stocky tail
That's what I thought....surely some twitch or another will know....
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could be a buzzard but their feathers at the wing ends are like fingers........ deffo not a red kite as they have a V tail........ could be a kestral or some kind of falcon......
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I think it was a lot bigger than that Fi, more like eagle or buzzard size, and it did, at times, appear to have very finger-like wings...(as in the first shot)