This is Paula, one of the sweeter birds at the center, she's a mix between a northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) and a peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus). Her plumage makes for a great black and white. You may notice that she's actually been in all three of these bird photos...she was my model for the raptor center stamp (yeah, I made that too...don't know if I mentioned it).
2 comments:
Beautiful! You're really putting my blog to shame here....
Great Photo. I think you mean she's a mix between a Gyrfalcon, Falco Rusticolus and a Peregrine.
Hawks and Falcons are not closely related and hybrids can not be created.
Great Photo.
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