Mike's Astro Photos

Tag: Hawk

Jul.11 2010

Hawk

by , under Misc

I spotted this hawk in my backyard on Friday morning. He liked sitting on top of my covered telescope tripod.

Hawk - July 9th, 2010

Hawk - July 9th, 2010

He had a good view from up there and then saw something he liked.

Hawk - July 9th, 2010

Hawk - July 9th, 2010

There have been swarms of beatles in the yard the last few days and this guy was spotting out some breakfast.

Hawk - July 9th, 2010

Hawk - July 9th, 2010

Umm protein…good.

Hawk - July 9th, 2010

Hawk - July 9th, 2010

I wasn’t sure what type of hawk this was so I posted the pictures to a birding forum. This is what Mike Miller from Astromart had to say:

This is an immature Red-shouldered Hawk. Note the bright buffy bar, near the tip of the far wing in Photo #2. This is diagnostic for Red-shouldered, and cleanly separates it from Broad-winged, which can be very similar, especially with a perched bird.

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