Hawk identification
Aug 24, 2018 15:26:19 #
Aug 24, 2018 16:02:42 #
Waschill
Loc: Omaha, NE
I don't know what kind of hawk it is, but I love that he is looking at us. Excellent shot.
Aug 24, 2018 16:05:36 #
Aug 25, 2018 09:04:30 #
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Aug 25, 2018 11:24:38 #
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Aug 25, 2018 17:24:59 #
akretiree
Loc: Anchorage
I have a lot of trouble with hawks because they have light, dark, and everything in between color phases. Through in immatures and you have more combinations. I can't quite see if this bird has a white chin but based on what I see, especially the dark patagials (front of the wing), my guess would be an immature western Red-tailed Hawk.
Aug 25, 2018 17:55:55 #
Aug 26, 2018 00:02:29 #
Pretender, I know it is a hawk not a falcon. Because it is an immature hawk it is difficult for me to identify. Thank you for your response.
Aug 26, 2018 00:03:59 #
jwm44, Thank you for your reply. I thought it might be a Swainson's hawk but it just doesn't fit any of the id's I have.
Aug 26, 2018 00:05:40 #
Jeff D, A Merlin is a falcon, is it not. This is definitely a hawk. Thank you for your response.
Aug 26, 2018 00:08:47 #
Thanks AKRetiree,
Okay, I can accept that. Maybe I'll see it again next year and have better colorings. Lots of Prairie Dogs for food in this area.
Okay, I can accept that. Maybe I'll see it again next year and have better colorings. Lots of Prairie Dogs for food in this area.
Aug 26, 2018 00:10:02 #
Aug 26, 2018 00:13:53 #
Shellback,
Are you agreeing with jwm 1944, that it is a young Swainson's? I may get another chance to photograph it next year and will post it if.
Are you agreeing with jwm 1944, that it is a young Swainson's? I may get another chance to photograph it next year and will post it if.
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