Harris Hawk

[quailsroost]

I took this near the Topock marsh area on the colorado river, not sure if it is a Harris Hawk, I only got off two frames before he "flew the coop"

 

[Lan-Lord]

pretty bird, nice shot too

 

[inchr48]

I think it might be a young Cooper's Hawk, but I can't find another good picture for reference. Great picture!

http://www.und.nodak.edu/org/ndwild/cooper.html

 

[foulshot]

I'd have to agree with inchr, looks like an immature Coopers.

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i3330id.html


Great Catch!

 

[The_Griz]

Not sure about a cooper's hawk, the white stripe above the eye gives me doubt.

 

[Marty]

I would have wanted to say it is a Harrier, or commonly called "Marsh Hawk". But it doesn't show the orbital array of light feathers around the head.

Here's a Sharp-Shinned Hawk. (from peregrinfund.org)

Here's a Coopers' (from Tuslawalk.com)

 

[inchr48]

If I recall correctly, the Sharp Shinned has a squared off tail at rest and the Cooper's tail is rounded. QR's bird has the rounded tail.

I never knew there were so many different kinds of hawks, until my chickens started disappearing. Red Tails are most common by me, but have caught a Cooper's in the act before. I believe they are slightly larger than the Sharp Shinned.

I would love to get into falconry, but have not located anyone within reasonable distance of me to apprentice under. Might be a good project to get set up prior to retirement.

 

[Mossberg]

Doesn't look immature to me! Good pic

 

[in2blacktail]

Great pic of the hawk!!

I was on Lake Sonoma on a boat going to a new spot via boat bowhunting wild pigs and I saw this hawk or falcon fly by and land. I zoomed in as much as I could hoping to catch a little detail of him. Sorry for the not as sharp of a picture I was hoping for. Pretty small bird. Pretty hard to hold still on a moving boat. Anyway, I know he is not a Harris hawk but it would cool if someone recognized him. :xmas-hat:

 

[henriksson]

in2blacktail,

I am noty completely sure and I don't have my birdbook here, but with that face it looks to me like a Peregrin falcon. And I would say that is a quite good picture.

 

[llong]

in2-
I'm with henriksson. That definately looks like a peregrine falcon to me. Great photo.

Louie