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Hawk divebombs Cliffside Park high-rise!
Bob Leafe writes:
Hawk divebombs Cliffside Park high-rise!…
Well, if you cover up the bottom half of the picture, maybe.
The hawk is over the Hackensack River, the houses and trees are in Teaneck, the high-rise is in Cliffside Park, and I'm still in my living room in Hackensack.
(Thanks, Bob!)
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Patrick,
Very interesting. I did not give it a second look because Bob photographs Redtails a lot, but we are getting lots of Eagles in Hackensack, especially in the Foschini Park region…
Bob, do you have any more pix? :- ) -
Based on the size of the head and tail in proportion to the body, and also the pattern on the wings, I want to call that a juvenile Bald Eagle…
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Looks like a Red-tail….
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What type of hawk is it?
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Patrick,
Very interesting. I did not give it a second look because Bob photographs Redtails a lot, but we are getting lots of Eagles in Hackensack, especially in the Foschini Park region…
Bob, do you have any more pix? :- )
Patrick Carney
Based on the size of the head and tail in proportion to the body, and also the pattern on the wings, I want to call that a juvenile Bald Eagle…
Jim Wright
Looks like a Red-tail….
Chris
What type of hawk is it?