ID Please: On my driveway post. I think Redtail but would appreciate confirmation.

IDguy Loc: Idaho

On my driveway post. I think Redtail but would appreciate confirmation.

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ricardo00

Nope not RTH, think Cooper's (could be sharp-shinned too).

jdtonkinson Loc: Red Wing, MN

I'm not an expert, but Merlin suggests a Northern Goshawk.it doesn't look like a red tailed

IDguy Loc: Idaho

Your input and my further research suggests Coopers.

Too large for sharp shinned and didn’t see the yellow legs.

I have had Northern Goshawk here in winter. They are larger and more grey.

Thanks!

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Most likely a Cooper's Hawk. Definitely not a Red-tailed or Goshawk

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

According to Google Lens, Cooper's Hawk.
Mark

Jon Erdmann Loc: Kalispell, MT

Picture bird app says Coopers Hawk

TheShoe Loc: Lacey, WA

The female Goshawks can get to be almost as large as the male Golden Eagle. When I was living in NC, a female wintered in the woods aound our home. She was impressive, but she was effective at ridding the area of feral cats (there were about a dozen of them) . She also terrorized our two cats. They would not go outside if she was perched within sight, which was often.

ricardo00

Hard to tell relative size from a single pic in isolation? Also, the calls of a bird (which is not heard in a still picture) can be very helpful in IDing a bird. The call of a goshawk is very distinctive:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/60519499@N00/51250350060/in/photolist-M8s1JK-2m5C679-2m5D3U3-2m5HuDU-2m5Prxb

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

IDguy wrote:

On my driveway post. I think Redtail but would appreciate confirmation.

I guess the other guys knew, but it is sure an excellent shot 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

IDguy Loc: Idaho

TheShoe wrote:

The female Goshawks can get to be almost as large as the male Golden Eagle. When I was living in NC, a female wintered in the woods aound our home. She was impressive, but she was effective at ridding the area of feral cats (there were about a dozen of them) . She also terrorized our two cats. They would not go outside if she was perched within sight, which was often.

We get a couple Northern Goshawks in the winter. They are tough at our winter bird feeders and on our local pygmy rabbits.

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IDguy Loc: Idaho

ricardo00 wrote:

Hard to tell relative size from a single pic in isolation? Also, the calls of a bird (which is not heard in a still picture) can be very helpful in IDing a bird. The call of a goshawk is very distinctive:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/60519499@N00/51250350060/in/photolist-M8s1JK-2m5C679-2m5D3U3-2m5HuDU-2m5Prxb

The post is a 4x4.

ricardo00

IDguy wrote:

We get a couple Northern Goshawks in the winter. They are tough at our winter bird feeders and on our local pygmy rabbits.

Wow you are lucky! They are beautiful birds. Wish we had them in our neighborhood.