Hawk (kind?)
Jun 2, 2017 14:41:41 #
This hawk let me get real close to him. I am in central Florida. Maybe a red shoulder hawk. He was VERY big.
Jun 2, 2017 14:51:31 #
It is definitely not a Red Shouldered hawk but I can't find anything in my Audubon's guide that looks close except the Gyrfalcon and its range doesn't include Florida.
Jun 2, 2017 14:53:58 #
I looked also in books. Thought it was a red shouldered hawk but then again it didn't. Thanks
Jun 2, 2017 14:59:07 #
Jun 2, 2017 15:28:28 #
I'm pretty sure it's a juvenile red-tailed hawk. The juveniles have yellow eyes and the adults have brown eyes. Here is a shot of one I got some time ago.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/Lame-Duck/Wildlife%20Stuff/07-8195_Red-tailed_Hawk_fs.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/Lame-Duck/Wildlife%20Stuff/07-8195_Red-tailed_Hawk_fs.jpg
Jun 2, 2017 16:14:30 #
Jun 3, 2017 00:09:46 #
Lame-Duck wrote:
I'm pretty sure it's a juvenile red-tailed hawk. The juveniles have yellow eyes and the adults have brown eyes. Here is a shot of one I got some time ago.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/Lame-Duck/Wildlife%20Stuff/07-8195_Red-tailed_Hawk_fs.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/Lame-Duck/Wildlife%20Stuff/07-8195_Red-tailed_Hawk_fs.jpg
Mike is spot-on...juv.red-tailed hawk
Dave
Jun 3, 2017 00:19:39 #
Thanks for the vote of confidence, Dave. They are so common out here in California. We also get them very occasionally in the darker morph phases.
Jun 3, 2017 08:22:25 #
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Jun 3, 2017 11:52:09 #
Tom DePuy wrote:
Coopers Hawk???? Maybe??
i don't know what kind of hawk he is, but you got a couple of great shot of him!!
Jun 3, 2017 19:58:10 #
Checked Peterson Eastern Birds and I agree with previous posts - immature Red-Tailed. Young hawks can be confusing!
Jun 3, 2017 20:20:57 #
Sorry to burst everybody's bubble but none of those are a juvenile red-tail. Juvenile Red Tails will have a white chest and yellow eyes. The first one is an adult ferruginous Hawk. You can tell this by the feathers that go all the way down the legs and the feathers are red if he was a juvenile they would not be red and the chest would be solid white. They are the second largest Hawk under the golden eagle.
Jun 3, 2017 20:28:10 #
The second picture I'm not sure but I think maybe it's a Coopers Hawk. The third picture I believe without seeing the back is an immature
Ferruginous Hawk. I'm a falconer and have flown 3 juvenile Red Tails and I just released my ferruginous Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk. I'm a falconer and have flown 3 juvenile Red Tails and I just released my ferruginous Hawk
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