SSHA or COHA Hawk perspective

[kenneth2019]

I have not seen enough Hawks to get a good perspective on size and comparisons.

Does this one have a big head or small?
Big feet or skinny legs?
and so on

Cooper's or Sharp-shinned?

Sharp or Cooper by Kenneth Davis, on Flickr



Cooper or Sharpie by Kenneth Davis, on Flickr

[Randy]

Are those the same bird? The second one has a tricky perspective and exposure.

The first one looks like a Cooper's hawk based on head shape, small-appearing eye on the face, both giving it an angry look. And the uneven tail feather length points to Cooper's as well.

[kenneth2019]

Feb 22, 2024 16:53:57 GMT -8 Randy said:

Are those the same bird? The second one has a tricky perspective and exposure.

The first one looks like a Cooper's hawk based on head shape, small-appearing eye on the face, both giving it an angry look. And the uneven tail feather length points to Cooper's as well.

My apologies, yes, it is the same bird it just moved to a higher location in the same oak tree.

[Randy]

Thanks. Cooper's it is!