janine13
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I entered this photo in this months photo contest as a young Cooper's hawk, but I have gotten a couple emails questioning the ID, one suggesting a young Red Shoulder. This is possible, since many adult Red Shoulders live nearby and frequently hunt in the yard.
What do you all think? I figured this was the same individual as the one that had been perching on my birdfeeder a while ago, which was identified by the experts here as a young Coopers. Plus the fact that he was so close to the house, usually the Red Shoulders are more shy. I will post here the same pic from the photo contest, then the one from the birdfeeder for comparison.
What do you all think? I figured this was the same individual as the one that had been perching on my birdfeeder a while ago, which was identified by the experts here as a young Coopers. Plus the fact that he was so close to the house, usually the Red Shoulders are more shy. I will post here the same pic from the photo contest, then the one from the birdfeeder for comparison.
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