Our neighborhood raptor
Apr 15, 2022 09:41:04 #
Last month a Cooper's Hawk roosted on our patio fence for approximately six hours a day. We thought that odd but perhaps he was recuperating from an illness or an accident. Sadly he has not returned but eldest son was able to get some very nice shoots of him.
Apr 15, 2022 10:07:29 #
Apr 15, 2022 10:54:51 #
It looks like a Cooper's Hawk to me. They are sometimes an "advantage" of having bird feeders....
Apr 15, 2022 11:18:20 #
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Apr 15, 2022 13:38:08 #
Rusty Lens wrote:
A couple of weeks ago I spotted the silhouette of a small raptor in a neighbor's tree. This morning I got a better look at him or her. It is either a Sharp-shinned Hawk or a really small Cooper's Hawk. Look close & you can spot some blood on his front. This morning's hunt was apparently successful.
Gorgeous bird, Rusty!
Apr 15, 2022 23:04:39 #
I'd say Cooper's Hawk also...the inside tail has a wider terminal band, the head & eyes have the Cooper's look to me along with the gray cap on top. The red eyes indicate a fully mature bird. If it was on the small size probably the male Coopers. The legs & feet are too covered for me to tell there.
Beautiful Raptor! Congrats!!
Beautiful Raptor! Congrats!!
Apr 17, 2022 12:57:36 #
i think it's a sharp shinned,cooper's hawk have a band across front
Apr 17, 2022 22:49:35 #
lukevaliant wrote:
i think it's a sharp shinned,cooper's hawk have a band across front
A band of what. where exactly? Never heard of that feature...any pics?
Apr 23, 2022 12:01:30 #
Mustanger wrote:
A band of what. where exactly? Never heard of that feature...any pics?
I WAS WRONG,i was thinking of red tailed hawk,sorry
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