Gallery: AvianPosted December 5, 2011134 views6 comments
Nikon D300, 200-400mm telephoto w/1.4 x teleconverter
My backyard, Fairfax, VA.
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Comment posted by Peter May on December 5, 2011 at 12:28 PM
Accipiter. I'd say a Cooper's, but I'm never totally confident on that call.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 7 Posts, 239 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 5, 2011 at 3:59 PM
Cooper's Hawk for me as well: just look at how small the eye appears on the face and the raised hackles giving a square corner at the back of the crown.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 5, 2011 at 4:15 PM
Yes, Cooper's. I agree. I would move the bird to the right in the frame if this were mine to get it off of center.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 5, 2011 at 8:24 PM
I like the raised foot and intense look from the hawk. Exposure looks good. If you'd consider commenting on the posts of others I suspect your own images would get more response.
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments
Comment posted by Spencer Cake on December 6, 2011 at 4:00 PM
Gentlemen,
My Norwegian friend and I discussed Copper's vs Sparrow and he convinced me to go with Sparrow. Thank you for the input. I'll make the correction.
Registered on November 28, 2011, 39 Posts, 34 Comments
Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on December 7, 2011 at 6:12 PM
Spencer,
Sparrowhawk is used to refer to many different species of hawk in the accipiter genus around the world. And although this is indeed an accipiter, none of the "sparrowhawks" occur in North America. In fact, the species that has been colloquially known as a sparrow hawk in the US is a falcon, the American Kestrel, which this is not. As others have stated, (and assuming as you say, this was taken in Virginia), you have a Cooper's Hawk here.
Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments
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6 commentsMy Norwegian friend and I discussed Copper's vs Sparrow and he convinced me to go with Sparrow. Thank you for the input. I'll make the correction.
Sparrowhawk is used to refer to many different species of hawk in the accipiter genus around the world. And although this is indeed an accipiter, none of the "sparrowhawks" occur in North America. In fact, the species that has been colloquially known as a sparrow hawk in the US is a falcon, the American Kestrel, which this is not. As others have stated, (and assuming as you say, this was taken in Virginia), you have a Cooper's Hawk here.