Comments on: Hawk http://phoenixdailyphoto.com/hawk/ Daily photos of the Phoenix metropolitan area, Arizona, USA. Wed, 23 May 2012 00:18:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Cheryl Colan http://phoenixdailyphoto.com/hawk/#comment-421 Cheryl Colan Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:41:47 +0000 http://phoenixdailyphoto.com/hawk/#comment-421 Thanks for those great links, Robert! You and Abraham are probably right, it must be a Sharp-shinned Hawk. In my bird book, the only photo of a Sharp-shinned Hawk is from the underside of the bird in flight. You can't see his "bloomers" and there's no telling his top color. But after reading the description, it sounds like this boy, definitely. Thanks for those great links, Robert! You and Abraham are probably right, it must be a Sharp-shinned Hawk. In my bird book, the only photo of a Sharp-shinned Hawk is from the underside of the bird in flight. You can’t see his “bloomers” and there’s no telling his top color. But after reading the description, it sounds like this boy, definitely.

]]> By: Abraham Lincoln http://phoenixdailyphoto.com/hawk/#comment-420 Abraham Lincoln Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:26:13 +0000 http://phoenixdailyphoto.com/hawk/#comment-420 It is a Sharp-shinend Hawk. Or looks like it to me. A Coopers Hawk's head on top is colored much like the neck and rest of the body but a Sharp-shinned Hawk has a dark gray, almost a dark slate gray colored head, on top and around the back and they tail is more squared than a Coopers Hawk. So I would bet it is a Sharp-shinned Hawk. I have one or two on my blogs and think there are some on my birds blog also. Nice photo. The meal looks like what we call a Mourning Dove. Plentiful here. And they usually go for a bigger dinner if one is available. I guess it is smart to use just enough energy and get the most value. I would like to thank you for your visits and comments on my blog in 2007. And I would like to wish you and your friends and family and very healthy and prosperous 2008. It is a Sharp-shinend Hawk. Or looks like it to me. A Coopers Hawk’s head on top is colored much like the neck and rest of the body but a Sharp-shinned Hawk has a dark gray, almost a dark slate gray colored head, on top and around the back and they tail is more squared than a Coopers Hawk. So I would bet it is a Sharp-shinned Hawk. I have one or two on my blogs and think there are some on my birds blog also.

Nice photo. The meal looks like what we call a Mourning Dove. Plentiful here. And they usually go for a bigger dinner if one is available. I guess it is smart to use just enough energy and get the most value.

I would like to thank you for your visits and comments on my blog in 2007. And I would like to wish you and your friends and family and very healthy and prosperous 2008.

]]> By: Robert Croma http://phoenixdailyphoto.com/hawk/#comment-418 Robert Croma Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:04:39 +0000 http://phoenixdailyphoto.com/hawk/#comment-418 There are links on the words: 'here' 'Sharp-shinned Hawk' 'Sparrow Hawk' and 'Goshawk'. :) There are links on the words: ‘here’ ‘Sharp-shinned Hawk’ ‘Sparrow Hawk’ and ‘Goshawk’. :)

]]> By: Robert Croma http://phoenixdailyphoto.com/hawk/#comment-417 Robert Croma Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:02:17 +0000 http://phoenixdailyphoto.com/hawk/#comment-417 Ah, I love hawks. Fabulous grab shot. It could be a <a href="http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i3320id.html" rel="nofollow">Sharp-Shinned Hawk</a>, which is smaller than a Cooper's but very similar markings. Quite difficult to identity, apparently. See <a href="http://rurl.org/f1n" rel="nofollow">here</a>. In the UK we have the <a href="http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/s/sparrowhawk/index.asp" rel="nofollow">Sparrow Hawk</a>. Which is a stunning little bird. They're incredibly fast, able flyers, and burst out of bushes to pounce on unsuspecting prey. Oh, and there has also been a successful increase in breeding numbers of the gorgeous and larger <a href="http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/g/goshawk/index.asp" rel="nofollow">Goshawk</a>. Another of my favourite birds. Persecuted horribly by gamekeepers, though (as are most birds of prey). Ah, I love hawks. Fabulous grab shot.

It could be a Sharp-Shinned Hawk, which is smaller than a Cooper’s but very similar markings. Quite difficult to identity, apparently. See here.
In the UK we have the Sparrow Hawk. Which is a stunning little bird. They’re incredibly fast, able flyers, and burst out of bushes to pounce on unsuspecting prey. Oh, and there has also been a successful increase in breeding numbers of the gorgeous and larger Goshawk. Another of my favourite birds. Persecuted horribly by gamekeepers, though (as are most birds of prey).

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