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Hawk Identification, please

PGMPGM Registered Users Posts: 2,007 Major grins
edited September 25, 2015 in Wildlife
Hi Everyone,
I haven't been in the forum for a while--too busy with work! But I did have a chance to take a few shots this week. Does anyone know what kind of hawk this is? Photographed on Avery Island, Louisiana.

Thanks! Pam

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    StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2015
    Gorgeous bird and shot!
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    PGMPGM Registered Users Posts: 2,007 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2015
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    Gorgeous bird and shot!

    Thank you so much! Best, Pam
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    kscooperkscooper Registered Users Posts: 387 Major grins
    edited August 22, 2015
    That's a terrific shot, Pam. I think that your handsome bird is a juvenile Sharp-shinned Hawk. Were you able to see its tail? A squared tail would be a good field mark; a rounded tail would suggest a juvenile Cooper's Hawk.

    Eric
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    PGMPGM Registered Users Posts: 2,007 Major grins
    edited August 22, 2015
    kscooper wrote: »
    That's a terrific shot, Pam. I think that your handsome bird is a juvenile Sharp-shinned Hawk. Were you able to see its tail? A squared tail would be a good field mark; a rounded tail would suggest a juvenile Cooper's Hawk.

    Eric

    Thank you so much! I have a few more shots of the bird in worse light, so I didn't publish them, but I might have a shot of the tail. Will check! Thanks again, Pam
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    Cygnus StudiosCygnus Studios Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited August 22, 2015
    With those big feet I believe it's a juvenile Coopers Hawk. Beautiful shot!
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    PGMPGM Registered Users Posts: 2,007 Major grins
    edited August 22, 2015
    Cygnus Studios wrote: »
    With those big feet I believe it's a juvenile Coopers Hawk. Beautiful shot!

    Thank you! Our best birder on Avery Island agrees with you! Best, Pam
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