Introduction
Audience: Beginner - Intermediate
Objective: Become more efficient at identifying raptors while in flight.
Homework - Go visit a hawk watch near you.
Let’s learn how to identify raptors
Identifying raptors can be difficult, especially when in flight. Sometimes they are not much more than a speck in the sky, or the lighting (too bright/too dark) makes it a challenge. I would like to become better at this so I decided to use some of my pictures to practice methods of ID. Most of these pictures are not clear, nor closeups - but when you’re at a hawk watch or out birding you often only get a glimpse and they are usually in the distance.
Please Note: You should see a menu button on the top or bottom left (depending on your device) of your screen - if selected it will open a status bar and a table of contents for the course. You may find this helpful as you move through the course.
