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What kind of bird is this?
Posted on 6/24/19 at 1:17 pm
Posted on 6/24/19 at 1:17 pm
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Posted on 6/24/19 at 1:18 pm to lsu68
Linkbird
Posted on 6/24/19 at 1:20 pm to lsu68
Sharp-shinned hawk
Posted on 6/24/19 at 1:29 pm to mylsuhat
quote:
Sharp-shinned hawk
I agree that this is maybe correct, but it can be very difficult to tell a sharpie from a cooper's hawk. Got any photos of the back side, or the tip of its tail? Was it the size of a crow, or more like a dove?
This post was edited on 6/24/19 at 1:38 pm
Posted on 6/24/19 at 1:29 pm to mylsuhat
Probably.
Posted on 6/24/19 at 1:32 pm to lsu68
a very pretty one. when i moved up to colorado i wasnt prepared for how many cool looking raptors there would be. do you have any additional info on this pic OP?
This post was edited on 6/24/19 at 1:34 pm
Posted on 6/24/19 at 1:33 pm to lsu68
Posted on 6/24/19 at 2:12 pm to lsu68
Mature Cooper's Hawk with bad color correction (blue over saturated) in photo and some big ole boobs in an advertisment on the webpage.
ETA: Sharp-shinned vs Cooper's: LINK
I think advertisements are timed. I no longer see them.
ETA2: Dont they say the advertisements mimic your browsing history?
ETA: Sharp-shinned vs Cooper's: LINK
I think advertisements are timed. I no longer see them.
ETA2: Dont they say the advertisements mimic your browsing history?
This post was edited on 6/24/19 at 5:27 pm
Posted on 6/24/19 at 2:24 pm to bbvdd
It's the Blue Falcon:
But where's Dyno-Mutt?
But where's Dyno-Mutt?
Posted on 6/24/19 at 2:32 pm to mylsuhat
quote:
Sharp-shinned hawk
I had 1 fly up and land in a branch probably 10' away from me last deer season. Beautiful bird, I had to search google images of hawks after it flew off to figure out what kind it was.
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.
Posted on 6/24/19 at 3:30 pm to AutoYes_Clown
Damn my search history sucks. All I got was advert for false teeth.
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 5:29 pm to shell01
I updated my post.
I always thought Sharpie were very small and Cooper's were medium to large. Sharpie more falcon size and Coopers more eagle sized.
I always thought Sharpie were very small and Cooper's were medium to large. Sharpie more falcon size and Coopers more eagle sized.
Posted on 6/24/19 at 5:48 pm to AutoYes_Clown
A bad arse. I love birds of prey
Posted on 6/24/19 at 6:26 pm to lsu68
That bird is a bad motherfricker
Posted on 6/24/19 at 6:30 pm to lsu68
I’d guess Coopers but Sharped-Shinned maybe
Posted on 6/24/19 at 6:32 pm to AutoYes_Clown
quote:ummm no, lol
Coopers more eagle sized.
Posted on 6/24/19 at 6:44 pm to lsu68
quote:
lsu68
Was it actually that blue? Beautiful
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