Taken today. SW Idaho, NE of Mountain Home Idaho.
Photo 1. I believe to be a Sharp-tailed Grouse
Photo 2 & 3 I have no idea.
The second bird in photos 2,3 was a couple miles away from the first one.
The cedar planks are 6" wide. This raptor has been hunting in our backyard. This was taken on 2/8.
I felt like the tail with the white tips and the one wide dark band matched what I saw in the Sibley field guide for the Merlin.
This one has me stumped. When I first saw it perched on the power pole at a very long distance, I though for sure this was a Rough-legged Hawk. Then I was able to get closer and get a shot of it in flight. Looking at the wing pattern it looks more like a Red-tailed Hawk, but the tail was not...
I watched this Juvenile Hawk land in our tree today here in Boise. I'm leaning toward a Juvenile Sharp-shinned Hawk.
Coarse streaking on breast and from what I can tell, square tail.
What do you all think?
First let me say how great this forum is. We all post photo's and information and someone jumps in right away with an ID.
Thank you all.
These LBB's (little brown birds) are really tough to ID.
I have several possible ideas on this one.
Vesper, Savannah or maybe juvenile Clay-colored or...
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