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Peregrine Falcon in my back yard??...
Posted on 1/17/16 at 11:31 am
Posted on 1/17/16 at 11:31 am
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Posted on 1/17/16 at 11:34 am to Sull
Quit typin', cook some rice...
Posted on 1/17/16 at 11:44 am to Sull
I don't think its a Peregrine.
This post was edited on 1/17/16 at 11:48 am
Posted on 1/17/16 at 12:17 pm to Sull
Teague will know that this is....
Posted on 1/17/16 at 12:28 pm to Sull
My guess is a Coopers Hawk.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 12:50 pm to AFtigerFan
Cooper
Posted on 1/17/16 at 12:53 pm to Sull
Had one of these scoop up one of our young pullets last month in front of me and the 6yr old. He didn't understand why I didn't shoot it. Just explained to him about the circle of life. Did tell him though that if he sees a cat (no collar) trying to get into the coop that I'd let him shoot it
Posted on 1/17/16 at 1:00 pm to ChandlerB03
Kestrels (falcons?) follow the gold finches to our bird feeder every winter. They hang around the outskirts of the finch flocks and chase them every so often.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 1:03 pm to Nawlens Gator
This was the second time I've seen it, both times it was around the bird feeder
Posted on 1/17/16 at 1:08 pm to Sull
Thanks. Looks like a male Cooper's Hawk in online photos.
Do they have an alternate name?
Do they have an alternate name?
Posted on 1/17/16 at 1:21 pm to Sull
Looking at my Peterson bird field guide:
The color and dark band pattern on the tail tell me it's a male Merlin in that picture. It's not a Peregrine which would have more white on the face and more and smaller dark tail bands.
Merlins are 10-13" and Peregrins 15-20".
Merlins winter here. Peregrins winter here but are pretty rare.
A Coopers hawk measures 14-20". The colors around the eye do look more like a Coopers Hawk. If it was that large then it's a Coopers. Smaller it's a Merlin.
The color and dark band pattern on the tail tell me it's a male Merlin in that picture. It's not a Peregrine which would have more white on the face and more and smaller dark tail bands.
Merlins are 10-13" and Peregrins 15-20".
Merlins winter here. Peregrins winter here but are pretty rare.
A Coopers hawk measures 14-20". The colors around the eye do look more like a Coopers Hawk. If it was that large then it's a Coopers. Smaller it's a Merlin.
This post was edited on 1/17/16 at 1:45 pm
Posted on 1/17/16 at 4:15 pm to Sull
If you didn't see lightning shooting out of its a-hole, it ain't a Peregrine 
Posted on 1/17/16 at 4:24 pm to tigerfootball10
shoot any hawks you see.. they are hell on a dove field
Posted on 1/17/16 at 4:42 pm to Sull
Not a Peregrine. Either a Cooper's or a Sharp Shinned hawk.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 5:59 pm to Sull
FYI...Here is a pic Peregrine falcon I took from my office, in Shreveport, a year or so ago: 
Posted on 1/17/16 at 6:05 pm to Palo Gaucho
Cool pic, Palo
Posted on 1/17/16 at 6:15 pm to Nawlens Gator
It's a Coopers. If smaller, it would be a Sharp shinned. I look for birds everywhere I go, and I have zero confirmed Merlin sightings.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 6:18 pm to Sull
I, i, i, say boooy. It looks like a chicken hawk
Posted on 1/17/16 at 7:02 pm to REB BEER
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REB BEER
Posted on 1/17/16 at 7:09 pm to Sull
Picked up one of these that had been injured years ago. Never knew what it was til now. Cool thread.
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