#sharp-shinned hawk

[tinylongwing]

Every Sharp-shinned Hawk I've ever seen looked like it was worried it left the stove on.

[antiqueanimals]

Florida Wildlife; vol. 11, no. 6. November, 1957. Illustration by Wallace Hughes.

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[knightofleo]

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[everydayesterday]

A fluffy Sharp-Shinned Hawk. 🗡️

[Edit no. 2: WRONG. This is a Cooper's Hawk. I'm leaning on @hawkpartys' expertise here: "This is a Cooper's Hawk. See pale nape, dark cap, thick tarsi, graduated tail feathers, and large white undertail coverts."

While I based my ID on size compared to another nearby hawk, maybe this is just a small individual. To quote the National Audubon Society, and to reassure myself, "Lots of birders—expert birders—have come away shaking their heads and jotting down “Cooper’s/Sharp-shinned” in their notebooks."]

photos by me, 2024-03-13, Whitsett Park, Nashville, TN.

[occasionallybirds]

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)

February 10, 2024

Southeastern Pennsylvania

[fullfrontalbirds]

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)

© Jim Carroll

[speakingofnature]

Sharp-shinned Hawk

This immature Sharp-shinned Hawk chased several Blue Jays and a Northern Flicker without any success, while the potential victims landed nearby mocking the predator. The young hawk demonstrated adequate speed but lacked the cunning needed for the task. Hunger is a strong motivation to learn quickly.

[iridescent-wildlife]

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus). Family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes.

Oklahoma, USA. October 2020.