Identify these two hawks if you can! The first one: I am pretty sure I know what this one is, but have had several outdoorsman question me. I know there are a lot of people on UHH that...

buglinbilly Loc: Murray, Utah

The first one:

I am pretty sure I know what this one is, but have had several outdoorsman question me. I know there are a lot of people on UHH that know their birds, and some that really know their birds of prey. So please help if you can.

This second one I really wonder about. Is it a young of one species or is it an adult of another. So please help if you can.

And thanks in advance for your expertise and help!

BB

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2nd.

Jimande Loc: Huntsville, Alabama

Excellent shots! The second one looks like a kestrel; I have attached a picture of one my son made.

lovemypups Loc: Kentucky

I can't help you with identification, but the photos are wonderful!!! Very, very nice :thumbup:
Debbie

A. J. Loc: PA. USA

lovemypups wrote:

I can't help you with identification, but the photos are wonderful!!! Very, very nice :thumbup:
Debbie

Hi Buglinbilly.............Great pics., Just a guess but the second one looks like it might be a Red-shouldered Hawk judging by the wide tail bands. The first one, I don't know.

The pic. sent in by Jimande looks like a Red-tailed Hawk judging by the belly band.

Let's see what others have to say. ;) ;-)

Will check my Eastern Field Guide to see if I can get a match for the first hawk.

After looking at the field guide, I'm inclined to say the first hawk might be a Ferruginous Hawk, I've never seen a live western hawk as I live in the East.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Beautiful images! Not sure what they are, except that first looks like redtail hawk - or possibly rough-legged hawk, but I do know what they aren't :)

Jimande, there is no American Kestrel here, including the one you posted.

Kestrels are much smaller, more colorful, and have a distinctive vertical striping on the sides of their faces: two black with white in middle.

GWR100 Loc: England

I haven't got a clue BB, but it is a fabulious set great stuff

Geoff

buglinbilly wrote:

The first one:

I am pretty sure I know what this one is, but have had several outdoorsman question me. I know there are a lot of people on UHH that know their birds, and some that really know their birds of prey. So please help if you can.

This second one I really wonder about. Is it a young of one species or is it an adult of another. So please help if you can.

And thanks in advance for your expertise and help!

BB

Macromad Loc: New Zealand

Redtail for no.2. no1 don't know but man you got some good shots.

buglinbilly Loc: Murray, Utah

Well thanks for everyones help. Although the first one does look like a rough-legged-hawk, its not that. I think it is a Northern Harrier or also known as a Marsh Hawk. The second one I am really confused about.

So lets keep going and hopefully some one can positively ID both of them.

And just for information, here's a photo of a Kestrel. They are about 1/4 the size of the second hawk I want to know about.

Again, thanks to everyone. BB

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Your kestrel looks cold and unhappy :)

buglinbilly Loc: Murray, Utah

Linda From Maine wrote:

Your kestrel looks cold and unhappy :)

Well if you look closely at the first photo of the Kestrel, you will notice a small amount of blood on his breast. He was just finishing eating a mouse when I took that photo, so it might have been indigestion. Ha Ha

They were taken last winter on very cold days, that's for sure! BB

A. J. Loc: PA. USA

buglinbilly wrote:

Well thanks for everyones help. Although the first one does look like a rough-legged-hawk, its not that. I think it is a Northern Harrier or also known as a Marsh Hawk. The second one I am really confused about.

So lets keep going and hopefully some one can positively ID both of them.

And just for information, here's a photo of a Kestrel. They are about 1/4 the size of the second hawk I want to know about.

Again, thanks to everyone. BB

Just a bit of trivia, the American Kestral used to be called the Sparrow Hawk because of it's small size. ;)

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

Beautiful birds posted here,love your close-ups in particular.

Macromad Loc: New Zealand

Good shots of the kestrel. well done

davids999 Loc: Edinburgh, UK

Likewise, can't assist with ID but those are fabulous photographs.

Yooper 2 Loc: Ironwood, MI

The second one is a Marsh Hawk. The owl-like face feathers and yellow on the upper beak and the broad tail bands are identifying features.
It would be very helpful to see the tail on the first one. It is an adult by the banding on the chest. My guess is it's a red tailed hawk because of the banding. Only a few hawks have banding. Most have vertical markings on the chest.