And he's back. I was just about to upload more pictures when i noticed
him perched in a tree further away. New photos are on their way to my
flickr account now. I apologize in advance for the poor quality. Between
the poor lighting, the lens doubler, and my stupid shaky hands, they're
far from perfect. However, i *think* they give you a bit of the detail
of the back and tail feathers which some of you had requested. I'll more
carefully review tonight and update the thread if i find better examples.

Regards,
--Mark
Mark Packard wrote:
> Folks,
>
> Thanks for all the helpful info. A number of you have asked where this
> bird was photographed. I saw him on a tree adjoining the parking lot
> of a set of apartments next door to Stadium High School in Tacoma, WA.
> This complex overlooks Commencement Bay, but perhaps more notably, is
> directly above a large grain elevator. Hundreds of pigeons sit on the
> supports over the docked ocean freighters there, and equal number of
> Canadian Geese walk along the railroad tracks picking up spilled
> grain. I frequently see all manner of raptors which take advantage of
> the easy prey.
>
> I'll be happy to post other photos if there are particular aspects of
> this bird which the two photos i already posted don't shed any light
> on. I haven't seen him yet today, but will update the thread if i do.
>
> Again, thanks for the help. Kind regards,
> --Mark Packard
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> That would be my call as well (I sent a note off-list to Mark) based
> on the feathered tarsii (at least the images appear to show that
> fairly clearly). However, it's interesting to see in the first image
> that the dorsal surface of the tail appears to be completely white,
> suggesting a leucistic bird...? Again, the image that shows the tail
> isn't completely definitive - there could be a dark terminal band
> there, but it sure looks like the tail is completely white. It's
> certainly an interesting bird. Several of us just got back from a
> north-central WA trip on which we saw probably two dozen Roughies, and
> this one is unusually marked versus the ones we saw - although this
> certainly is a species with a wide variety of plumage variation.
>
>
>
> John Tubbs
>
> Snoqualmie, WA
>
> johntubbs at comcast.net
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>
> www.tubbsphoto.com
>
>
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> Appears to be a Rough-Legged hawk.
>
>
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> Mark Packard wrote:
>> Hi Tweets,
>>
>> Several times over the last two weeks, i've woken up to a lovely
>> white and brown hawk perched on a tree about a hundred feet away.
>> I've tentatively decided that he/she is either a Rough-legged or a
>> Northern Goshawk, but would certainly appreciate some help from more
>> experienced folks. Here are the two best photos i was able to take:
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/reasonablysane/4393090638/in/photostream/
>> and
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/reasonablysane/4392317573/in/photostream/
>>
>> For those of you not familiar with Flickr, there is a link just above
>> the picture for larger versions of the photo called 'All Sizes'.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your help. Regards,
>> --Mark Packard
>>
>
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