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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rwpierce" data-source="post: 3193088" data-attributes="member: 121397">I took some quick photos out of my kitchen window this afternoon of this hawk perching near my bird feeders. I did not get any look at the front of the bird, but I managed to get a somewhat close-up of the tail feathers and an overall of the whole bird. It has that orangey/rusty head with pale yellow eyes, but I see no white on the bottom of the tail feathers to trust a Cooper's ID. The upper wings also have a slight reddish cast. I am wondering if it is an immature Red-shouldered Hawk. I have had the adult Red-shouldered in the neighborhood recently.Any ID help or discussion would be appreciated and instructional.Thanks in  advance.</blockquote>