Immature Coopers Hawk?

Gallery: AvianPosted December 4, 2009211 views14 comments

I'm working on a project going back thru old slides, keeping only a select few to scan & trashing the rest. Pretty funny to look back at what I used to keep when I 1st picked up nature photography as a hobby 15 yrs ago..Even funnier to see how bad some of my 1st attempts at avian photography were. This is 1 I pulled that I had a little trouble IDing. I think it's an immature coopers but it could be an immature sharp shinned? Any help is appreciated and all C&C welcome.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on December 4, 2009 at 11:28 PM

Kirk,

I would think this is a young red-tailed hawk, the tail isn't right for a Cooper's and the white spotted V's on the scapulars are also some thing I would look for in a red-tailed.

I really like the regal pose.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on December 5, 2009 at 12:13 AM

Nice shot Kirk, it looks like a juvi Red-tailed Hawk to me too.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on December 5, 2009 at 12:30 AM

Young red-tailed. Nice shot, I'm sure you have a few surprise slides that you have completely forgotten about to go along with the ones you're happy to have forgotten about!

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on December 5, 2009 at 12:33 AM

I'll defer to the others when it comes to id, they seem to know what they are talking about, I - do not. But I sure like the pose and the way he stands out against the blue background. The centered comp is effective. The head turned back adds a little extra interest.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 5, 2009 at 8:29 AM

Nice shot here Kirk. I say juvie red-tailed hawk along with the rest. I really like the pose and head turn. Nice BG too. This is one I would keep if it were mine.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 5, 2009 at 8:41 AM

Nice find Kirk! The bird looks good and I like the unusual background color. That relatively spindly perch really emphasizes those impressive talons I think

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on December 5, 2009 at 9:04 AM

nice pose--interesting head turn and look. agree with all the others on RTHA. hope you've got some other good ones in the slide file.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on December 5, 2009 at 9:04 AM

nice pose--interesting head turn and look. agree with all the others on RTHA. hope you've got some other good ones in the slide file.

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on December 6, 2009 at 2:43 AM

Lovely look-back from this Red-tail Kirk. A Cooper's would have a much longer banded tail and the dtreaking would go all the way up to the neck.

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Comment posted by David Sparks on December 6, 2009 at 11:06 AM

Nice find. I really like the pose and the dark blue BG.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 6, 2009 at 6:06 PM

Nice, Kirk. Sounds like a good winter project.

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Comment posted by Jim Donato on December 6, 2009 at 6:45 PM

Very nice shot of a RTH as other mentioned. The scan work pretty well, please keep sharing more good stuff you find in on your archive.

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Comment posted by Ravee Wattanatanak on December 9, 2009 at 8:34 AM

Nice shot and nice bg too.

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Comment posted by Kirk Greene on December 10, 2009 at 10:35 PM

Thanks for helping with the ID..an immature RTH it is. Funny thing is now that I look back I had it in a slide sheet labeled RTH..I just didn't trust that to be correct?

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