Wow, the stuff of nightmares! When spread they must be like a net, and pity the small bird that gets caught up in it!
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Coopers Hawk? Prairie Falcon? (1 Viewer)
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Wow, the stuff of nightmares! When spread they must be like a net, and pity the small bird that gets caught up in it!
Larry Lade
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Walter, do you know the width of that vertical board of the fence on which the hawk is sitting in your first photograph? Knowing that could perhaps give us an indication of the size of the bird.
Larry Lade
Moderator
Thanks, Lee, for your post.
Sorry, Annabeth2, no disrespect intended. I took your questions to be rhetorical and therefore did not respond to them.
Seems we are all having the same difficulty.
Yes, capped head pattern is diagnostic for Cooper's Hawk.
* A rhetorical question is a figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked in order to make a point.
Sorry, Annabeth2, no disrespect intended. I took your questions to be rhetorical and therefore did not respond to them.
Annabeth said:
Seems we are all having the same difficulty.
Annabeth said:
Yes, capped head pattern is diagnostic for Cooper's Hawk.
* A rhetorical question is a figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked in order to make a point.
walterbyrd
Well-known member
I measured the fence slats, they are 3.5 inches (8.9 centimeters) wide. From the horizontal board, to the top of the fence is - I think - 4 inches (10.16 centimeters).
Again, I want to mention that the photo on the far left (4.jpg) may be a different bird than the bird in the other three photos.
The bird also looks something like the Chilean hawk on this page.
http://www.avianweb.com/hawks.htm
Again, I want to mention that the photo on the far left (4.jpg) may be a different bird than the bird in the other three photos.
The bird also looks something like the Chilean hawk on this page.
http://www.avianweb.com/hawks.htm
A2GG
Beth
Thanks Lee and Larry. btw I do know the meaning of rhetorical. 
If the photos were less blurry we might be able to make a positive
ID. I can't say for sure whether this is a SSH or CH. I think we'll
need more opinions since it seems we haven't been able to reach a consensus yet.
If the photos were less blurry we might be able to make a positive
ID. I can't say for sure whether this is a SSH or CH. I think we'll
need more opinions since it seems we haven't been able to reach a consensus yet.
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