We have had Hawkeye, as my DW has named it hanging around our house all summer. It seems he? is alone. We are in Paducah KY, and the maps I have seen do not indicate this as normal habitat - or even close.
We do not live in city limits, but the neighbor across the street does! Our back yard includes a 50 acre field for crops and a 5 acre lake. The cleared area is surrounded by more forested areas.
This pic is out my back door. He is on a clothesline post about 6 ft off the ground and 15 ft from the house. Other perches include on top of a dump truck parked in the field for a week or two and atop power poles nearby.
I estimate his height at 12 - 18 inches.
The first pic, he is facing away from me, but head turned to look at me.
The second pic is a better shot of the beak profile.
We do not live in city limits, but the neighbor across the street does! Our back yard includes a 50 acre field for crops and a 5 acre lake. The cleared area is surrounded by more forested areas.
This pic is out my back door. He is on a clothesline post about 6 ft off the ground and 15 ft from the house. Other perches include on top of a dump truck parked in the field for a week or two and atop power poles nearby.
I estimate his height at 12 - 18 inches.
The first pic, he is facing away from me, but head turned to look at me.
The second pic is a better shot of the beak profile.