Hawk let me get up close for several pictures, perched on an old Oak tree

[Porky]

You telling me porkys, spin about he location

 

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You telling me porkys, spin about he location

I should've put ' - ' in front of the Longitude
36.3524028°, -119.1768556°

 

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West

 

[Porky]

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I should've put ' - ' in front of the Longitude
36.3524028°, -119.1768556°

 

[Waldo Pepper]

Yes sorry didn't read...and the converted coordinates sent me to China (won't trust that again, must've sent me E instead of W)

No problem, auctually the area the pictures were taken are from an old 1850 settlement now farm land.

I’m kind of an historian, locate old lost settlements both Native American and western American settlements and Spanish Mission era sites. Drones help me search for land indicators from the past, great tool.

This particular settlement were the red tail hawk pictures were taken, the first settlers were massacred by Native American Indians in 1850, only three settlers survived the rest were killed.

A good friend and I have Recovered many old silver coins and artifacts from here, all finds went to our local museum and to the property owner. One gold coin was recovered from here, 1846 $5.00 dollar gold piece went to the property owner.

Fortunately, the property owner lets us fly here and search for artifacts with our metal detectors. We are so fortunate, a plate to enjoy our great hobby.

Take care and hope the year brings you great flying weather and super areas to fly,
Paul

 

[old man mavic]

You telling me porkys, spin about he location

the perfect person to tell them to with that name

 

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Nice history lesson there Paul, thanks for sharing.

Looks like farming has taken over for the majority of the land there?

 

[HueyLane]

Amazing pics!! I tried that with a group of circling buzzards here in Louisiana. It only took about a minute to clear the sky. They dont seem to want to be anywhere near a drone. Again, great shots of the redtail. I'm glad you included the pic of hawk and drone to knock out the doubters.

 

[JDawg]

I still think it's a buzzard...
Hawks don't fly in groups
[ed] or across continents

But it isn't, it's a Hawk.

 

[JDawg]

@Waldo Pepper
Very cool. We have a couple of Hawks in a wetland a couple hundred yards away but they are more aggressive and flighty than yours. Nice job!

 

[JMF]

Looks like a buzzard ...too big to be a hawk
Common buzzard (Buteo buteo) (Buzzard, hawk, probably same thing I'm not an ornithologist)

top pic...SMILE!
2nd pic...Buzzard thinks, meh, whatever

@Porky
Shandong
山东省
China

36.3524028°, 119.1768556°location

Ummm, that's a hawk...


Great pictures !!

 

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Ummm, that's a hawk...

...read on and you see I got confused by thinking it was in China

 

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But it isn't, it's a Hawk.

I mistook the Long' as East not West when I found the EXIF from the pic

 

[JDawg]

...read on and you see I got confused by thinking it was in China

And it still would have been a Hawk...
The Buteo hawks include many of the most widely distributed, most common, and best-known raptors in the world. Examples include the red-tailed hawk of North America,

 

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And it still would have been a Hawk...
The Buteo hawks include many of the most widely distributed, most common, and best-known raptors in the world. Examples include the red-tailed hawk of North America,

The distribution doesn't include China

 

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...oh to hell wi'it
feathers

 

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I've learnt more about ornithology than anything else today
You'd see more Buzzards in China than 'awks JDawg

 

[SteveCA]

Awesome shots! And not one overzealous drone police! I love this forum!

 

[JDawg]

I've learnt more about ornithology than anything else today
You'd see more Buzzards in China than 'awks JDawg

This thread has nothing to do with China. Probably better to focus on the Red Tail and not jack the OP's thread.

 

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looks like I've been given the bird