Immature Raptor, Arizona (1 Viewer)

[Eildert]

This presumable immature Cooper's hawk was photographed along the Santa Cruz river at Tubac, Southeast Arizona. If it is a Cooper's, it is so much browner than the other immature Cooper's I have seen that it has me confused. Thanks in advance for comments and help.

 

[KenM]

Looks good for juvenile Cooper’s Hawk.

Cheers

 

[Eildert]

Thanks, Ken! I guess the color range for immatures is much larger than I thought. I had an immature in my garden a year ago, and it was practically snow-white underneath.

 

[KC Foggin]

I agree with Ken,

I just did a Google image search for immature Cooper's and there are several images that look quite like this one