tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13524464.post2048102433586871302..comments2024-01-29T18:03:55.225-07:00Comments on Sally Cruikshank: And is this an orchid?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13524464.post-13664201581935833222008-07-19T11:14:00.000-06:002008-07-19T11:14:00.000-06:00Isn't it amazing that an orchid would grow wild at...Isn't it amazing that an orchid would grow wild at 9000 feet?<BR/><BR/>Fearless, I think a Golden Eagle is more likely, but my photo book had a pretty good match on the imm. Bald Eagle. Goldens are more common here.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874162149979602139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13524464.post-15674688346917352842008-07-19T04:50:00.000-06:002008-07-19T04:50:00.000-06:00With the gold colors on the bird It could be a Go...With the gold colors on the bird It could be a Golden EagleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13524464.post-84488816028357631622008-07-18T16:52:00.000-06:002008-07-18T16:52:00.000-06:00Ah, you beat me. I was going to say it looked aki...Ah, you beat me. I was going to say it looked akin to a Lady Slipper, which is indeed an orchid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13524464.post-76297761107558087652008-07-18T10:45:00.000-06:002008-07-18T10:45:00.000-06:00I found out the name of it late last night, it's C...I found out the name of it late last night, it's Calypso, also known as Fairy Slipper. There was a drawing that made it clearer. It's possible that the hawk may have been an immature bald eagle. The road we drive down has a big cliff off the side of it, and this eagle was in a dead tree perched on cliff. Cold Shouldered Hawk-- that's funny!Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874162149979602139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13524464.post-2689656350306397792008-07-18T09:57:00.000-06:002008-07-18T09:57:00.000-06:00I think it's an orchid, but I don't know what kind...I think it's an orchid, but I don't know what kind.<BR/>Nice hawk photo, even though he's being a snub. Cold Shouldered Hawk.Namowal (Jennifer Bourne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00384500508934864421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13524464.post-85870643713422981942008-07-18T08:49:00.000-06:002008-07-18T08:49:00.000-06:00Well you definitely got the camera on the RIGHT se...Well you definitely got the camera on the RIGHT setting. Incredible hawk photo even though he refused to say cheese.Linda Davickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660351950973083893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13524464.post-54812109574689051662008-07-18T07:30:00.000-06:002008-07-18T07:30:00.000-06:00I know somebody who knows somebody who raises orch...I know somebody who knows somebody who raises orchids and will try to find out next week when I'm not just on my phone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com