Thursday, December 06, 2012

Cooper's Hawk?

Andy | Thursday, December 06, 2012 | Best Blogger Tips

If you can identify this hawk please leave a comment and let me know. I've seen it here before but this is the first time he has stayed long enough to for me to get his photograph.

14 comments:

  1. s.cThursday, December 06, 2012 5:45:00 AM

    I think it could also be an Sharp-shinned Hawk. Looks a lot like a Cooper's hawk but is smaller and have a more square tail while the Cooper has a round tail. If you are wondering why somebody from the Netherlands know this. My uncle went every year to the USA to study birds in the fields everywhere. When he died I inherited his bird books with also the Audubon society field guide to North american birds. Used it twice myself to identify a blue jay and a red cardinal but I am not so in birds that I know a lot of it. But a beautiful bird it is for sure.

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  2. Sharon MThursday, December 06, 2012 7:31:00 AM

    Hmm. They do look so much alike, but that tail seems more sharp shinned to me. Either way, it's a beautiful bird. I wish I could get a close up like that!

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  3. DanielleThursday, December 06, 2012 7:52:00 AM

    By the looks of the head it does appear to be a Cooper's Hawk...a very beautiful bird...of which you got a great shot of! I am always drawn to their eyes. I too am not familiar with different species...but this is a gorgeous bird indeed.

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  4. LowellThursday, December 06, 2012 10:32:00 AM

    Lucky you! I can never seem to get a good hawk picture! Love the light in this one. Beautiful photos, Andy!

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  5. Taken For GrantedThursday, December 06, 2012 11:06:00 AM

    That hawk has posed very nicely for you. It must have know you were there. They don't miss much.

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  6. LONDONLULUThursday, December 06, 2012 1:08:00 PM

    My birding knowledge is woeful, but it looks very similar to a Cooper's hawk indeed (we get them here), from head-up. Regardless, it's a beautiful capture of a beautiful bird!

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  7. HilaryThursday, December 06, 2012 2:59:00 PM

    A lovely shot, Andy. I'm thinking sharp-shinned.. according to this site. http://askanaturalist.com/cooper%E2%80%99s-hawk-or-sharp-shinned/

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  8. KayThursday, December 06, 2012 5:43:00 PM

    This is a wonderful shot! Lucky you! I wish I could add to the identification. I've checked a couple of books and not come up with enough to be definite. I do notice, however, that Cooper's hawks don't seem to have those gorgeous yellow eyes you've caught (at least not in my books). An immature red tailed hawk does have yellow eyes, banded tail, and whitish outer wing. Whatever it is it's gorgeous!

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  9. Kay L. DaviesThursday, December 06, 2012 9:05:00 PM

    There, you've probably solved your mystery by now, Andy, and it is either a sharp-shinned hawk or a Cooper's, but I just want to say your photo is super. The face is so sharp, but I can't see its shins.
    K

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  10. Brian KingFriday, December 07, 2012 1:43:00 AM

    I'm not great at hawk ID, but it's a fantastic shot!

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  11. AndyFriday, December 07, 2012 4:36:00 AM

    Thanks everyone for the help with the ID of the hawk. Because of the squirrels and the birds at my bird feeder, I think he will be here for awhile.

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  12. HalcyonFriday, December 07, 2012 8:17:00 AM

    I think you're spot on... looks like a Cooper's Hawk to me. Could you send him my way though? I need a natural predator for the squirrels who have been getting into my attic. :S

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  13. GunnFriday, December 07, 2012 11:41:00 AM

    That is a beautiful and unique model!:)

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  14. VioletSkyFriday, December 07, 2012 5:26:00 PM

    He is a beauty!

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