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Originally Posted by Kptlt. Hellmut Neuerburg
So I'm sitting outside looking for the cardinals, and I looked up at the nearby phone pole and I happened to see this!
I think its a Cooper's Hawk as it was the nearest I could find in terms of the beak and colors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper%27s_Hawk What do you think it is? |
The Cooper's Hawk and the Sharp Shinned Hawk (adults) are very hard to tell apart. They look almost identical. From a distance, even veteran bird watchers have a hard time distinguishing one from the other.
They also share a similar range.
One of the more distinctive features of the Sharp-Shinned Hawk is the squared tail (at left) .vs the more rounded tail of the Cooper's Hawk (at right).
BTW, beautiful, absolutely beautiful close-up pics you took.
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/s...wk/lifehistory
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Coopers_Hawk/id