Red-shouldered Hawk? Not sure: I captured this at Forsythe. I am having trouble identifying it so if you know please tell me. C&C welcome as ussual, actually requested please. I know...

oldtool2 Loc: South Jersey

I captured this at Forsythe. I am having trouble identifying it so if you know please tell me.

C&C welcome as ussual, actually requested please. I know the third photo is not the best but it shows detail that might help ID it.

Jim D

BigAl Loc: Lincs UK

Good sharpe captures oldtool..

oldtool2 Loc: South Jersey

Bigal wrote:

Good sharpe captures oldtool..

Thank you. Any thoughts as to what it is? IDing hawk can be like trying to ID a duck. Had a friend that use to ask me what she had shot and I always answered "A duck". One day she stopped me and said but what kind of duck. I gave her an answer, "One that quacks?".

She doesn't ask me any more.

So, what kind of hawk is it and please don't tell me "One that flies?".

Jim D

BigAl Loc: Lincs UK

Im to far away to id your bird, nothing like that here,
just guessing is it a penguin ? lol

charile Loc: graham nc

I think it looks like a northern harrier.great shots.

terryp

Although the white rump patch makes me wonder a bit, the distinctive bands on the tail and wings, and the dark reddish "shoulders" on the top of the wings in flight, and the markings on the underside, would lead me to believe that this IS a red-shouldered hawk but from around the California area of the US as they have a tendency to show a little bit darker red to burnt-orange coloring. I would say it's a pretty safe bet that it is a red shouldered hawk.

I hope this information helps.

terryp

richardh76 Loc: VT, Central, Champlain Valley

oldtool2 wrote:

I captured this at Forsythe. I am having trouble identifying it so if you know please tell me.

C&C welcome as ussual, actually requested please. I know the third photo is not the best but it shows detail that might help ID it.

Jim D

A female Northern Harrier! Good shots!! :thumbup: :thumbup:
Richard

oldtool2 Loc: South Jersey

terryp wrote:

Although the white rump patch makes me wonder a bi... (show quote)

Terry,

Thanks for your thoughts. If it is from the Ca area it really is lost! I am in South New Jersey. The white stripe on the rump is common on juveniles. Many books do not show a juvenile in flight from above so you would never see that stripe. It was one of the things I questioned till I found a book that showed that shot.

The more books I check the more I am sure that is what it is. I am glad I got these photos because it is not very common in this area.

Jim D

Dick Krause Loc: Atlanta

Northern Harrier, used to be called a Marsh Hawk.
You can frequently see them hovering in place as they home in on something below. They hunt a lot by sound as well as sight.

Nice shots. I haven't seen one for decades.

oldtool2 Loc: South Jersey

richardh76 wrote:

oldtool2 wrote:

I captured this at Forsythe. I am having trouble identifying it so if you know please tell me.

C&C welcome as ussual, actually requested please. I know the third photo is not the best but it shows detail that might help ID it.

Jim D

A female Northern Harrier! Good shots!! :thumbup: :thumbup:
Richard

Thank you for the compliment!

An interesting thought and possibility. It has the white rump and owl like face, but don't they always have black wing tips?

Jim D

oldtool2 Loc: South Jersey

Dick Krause wrote:

Northern Harrier, used to be called a Marsh Hawk.
You can frequently see them hovering in place as they home in on something below. They hunt a lot by sound as well as sight.

Nice shots. I haven't seen one for decades.

Thanks for the compliment, much appreciated. This was seen flying over tall marsh grass and he was covering a lot of ground quickly! He didn't give me much time to get these shots.

Jim D

Alan Nelson Loc: Montana

Your bird is a Northern Harrier, nice shot!

Neweagle Loc: Wales UK

Nice clear shots, great capture

Bozsik Loc: Orangevale, California

richardh76 wrote:

oldtool2 wrote:

I captured this at Forsythe. I am having trouble identifying it so if you know please tell me.

C&C welcome as ussual, actually requested please. I know the third photo is not the best but it shows detail that might help ID it.

Jim D

A female Northern Harrier! Good shots!! :thumbup: :thumbup:
Richard

Second it. My guess on viewing the first shot.
:thumbup: