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re: What kind of bird is this?
Posted on 6/24/19 at 2:50 pm to jiffyjohnson
Posted on 6/24/19 at 2:50 pm to jiffyjohnson
This was taken in I my backyard in Huntsville, AL with a Nikon Coolpix P530 which has a pretty good zoom capability. It was taken from inside my kitchen through the window.
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Posted on 6/24/19 at 3:30 pm to lsu68
In the Huntsville area, it's much more likely to be a Cooper's hawk than a sharp-shinned. I was kind of leaning that direction anyway after looking at the photo more. It appears to have some lighter coloring behind its neck. And, at least from this angle, the sharpie bug eyes aren't obviously there.
Posted on 6/24/19 at 3:34 pm to lsu68
Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks can be notoriously difficult to tell apart.
They overlap in size, with female Sharpies sized the same as a male Cooper's, and size is always a challenging field mark without reference, so that's not helpful here.
Tail shape is important, as are legs and the back of the head, none of which we can see here.
Coopers are the more common species in the south in the summer, but in Huntsville you are within range for a summer Sharpie.
Best ID mark we have in your pic is a hint of the color at the back of the neck. A Cooper's Hawk has a dark cap and pale nape, while a Sharpie has more of a hood, with the same color extending from the top of the head to the bird's back.
TLDR: either a Cooper or Sharpie but I'm not making the call
They overlap in size, with female Sharpies sized the same as a male Cooper's, and size is always a challenging field mark without reference, so that's not helpful here.
Tail shape is important, as are legs and the back of the head, none of which we can see here.
Coopers are the more common species in the south in the summer, but in Huntsville you are within range for a summer Sharpie.
Best ID mark we have in your pic is a hint of the color at the back of the neck. A Cooper's Hawk has a dark cap and pale nape, while a Sharpie has more of a hood, with the same color extending from the top of the head to the bird's back.
TLDR: either a Cooper or Sharpie but I'm not making the call
Posted on 6/24/19 at 6:44 pm to lsu68
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lsu68
Was it actually that blue? Beautiful
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