Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Birds in our winter garden part 3

During last week we noticed two large birds flying around the woods but could never get a good clear shot of them.  We suspected hawks but the coloration on the belly was very light tan. Two days ago when my camera happened to be in my hand I thought I saw a large woody in our evergreen. And then it flew out of the shrubs and landed right above the sun room giving me a pretty good angle.

Hawk - suspecting that it may be Red-Shoulder or a Sharp-shinned but not sure.

For more birds photos in my garden, check out: part 1 and part 2


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15 comments:

  1. RohrerbotFebruary 18, 2014 at 1:28 PM

    This is a hawk I'm not familiar with. I don't think it's a Sharpie but I'm not familiar with molts etc in your area. This beauty looks different.

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    1. RohrerbotFebruary 18, 2014 at 1:41 PM

      maybe a Red-shouldered Hawk? I've only seen one in my life....but possibly?

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  2. Hootin AnniFebruary 18, 2014 at 1:36 PM

    For me, hawks are a very difficult bird to ID. So many similarities...especially if you don't know the hawk family all that well...and that's ME. It takes days for me to know for sure. And THEN I'm not 100% sure. LOL

    Beautiful images, none-the-less.

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  3. KarenFebruary 18, 2014 at 4:20 PM

    It's hard to say, but maybe a Sharpie. It's a beautiful hawk, and you got great shots!

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  4. eileeninmdFebruary 18, 2014 at 5:52 PM

    I am not the best with Hawk id's! It could the Red-shouldered. Great sighting and photos.

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  5. TexWisGirlFebruary 18, 2014 at 6:32 PM

    i'd guess red-shouldered. love these beauties.

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  6. michaeleFebruary 18, 2014 at 9:12 PM

    Very cool...that had to be a thrill to see him so well.

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  7. Anni February 19, 2014 at 8:19 AM

    Dunno which hawk is which when they're so close in markings. All I know for sure is the white tailed hawk. Sorry I couldn't help.

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  8. Small City ScenesFebruary 19, 2014 at 2:27 PM

    I have a similar hawk on my day4plus blog. I think it is a sharp shinned but not positive. MB

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  9. UnknownFebruary 19, 2014 at 8:51 PM

    Thanks to all who commented on this post and try to help identify this hawk! I really appreciate it!

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  10. Kenneth Cole SchneiderFebruary 19, 2014 at 8:57 PM

    Red-shouldered-- very nice photos.

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2014 at 9:04 PM

    Beautiful images of the hawk!

    Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my Cooper's hawk.

    ~Lindy

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2014 at 9:05 PM

      Oops! I used my other blog ID. You visited me at thirtysevenandcounting.wordpress.com. It's been a long day. :-)

      ~Lindy

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  12. Mary Howell CromerFebruary 20, 2014 at 8:08 AM

    :) my blog gets it's name from these beauties, most assuredly a Red-Shouldered Hawk and did you know their voice is just about the loudest of all raptors in NA. What a great treat you got in seeing them so close, and mating season is upon us too~

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    1. UnknownFebruary 20, 2014 at 8:15 AM

      Thanks Mary! I found your blog very late last night! I learned a lot in a couple of days since I posted these! I think these hawks live here very close by all year long. Several times I noticed that there are two of them..so probably a couple starting their honeymoon.

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