tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624649637319435773.post1441917308726906719..comments2022-01-21T20:55:39.462-05:00Comments on A Native Backyard: OMG!Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14531776890396557061noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624649637319435773.post-7863629817536077062011-05-31T17:35:32.664-04:002011-05-31T17:35:32.664-04:00Julie,
I've always assumed they were too rare...Julie,<br /><br />I've always assumed they were too rare to see them...especially in Pennsylvania. I guess they are coming back from being endangered. How cool to see one in (or should I say *above* my own yard!<br /><br />I don't know that trick--I'll have to pull out my Peterson's guide; I remember seeing a comparison there. From what I can tell, the vultures always seem to be outstreched wings as well. (I guess I'll have to go search for my field guide.) <br /><br />Thanks for the comment. ~smile~Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531776890396557061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624649637319435773.post-29197462674448979932011-05-31T08:18:56.413-04:002011-05-31T08:18:56.413-04:00Very cool! It always feels like a gift when I get ...Very cool! It always feels like a gift when I get to see one. We hardly ever see bald eagles here (no large body of water nearby) except during the fall migration. You may already know this trick, but I read something helpful in the Sibley Guidebook that tells me right away when I see a soaring bird if it's a vulture or hawk/eagle. Vultures always hold their wings in a "V" shape when they are gliding, Hawks and eagles hold their wings straight and flat.Julie Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07971494623569371937noreply@blogger.com