Hawk in the woods - some lucky shots!

[NRaleighLiberal]

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[Celebration]

1. yeah you hit the jackpot!

Honestly it is an exciting feeling, isn't it? I can feel the excitement in your shots. I can also sense you creeping around, being quiet, and trying not to make noise or breathe hard.

Anyway I am enjoying your photos. Taking photos of birds or animals IN THE WILD is just tons of fun, and now I am experiencing it vicariously.

[NRaleighLiberal]

2. Thanks! actually took it from my deck - the 35X zoom on my canon is great fun!

I find that hawks are skittish - they don't let you get too close - even the squeak of the back door opening can often drive them off. Was lucky this was so far into our woods.

thanks for the nice comments!

[HopeHoops]

3. He looks pretty young. Male red-tail?

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. could be Coopers....hawks can be challenging, esp winter

[HopeHoops]

6. It still looks young. I'm guessing male by the size.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Those are wonderful!

And you saw him off your back deck...

Wow.

Thank you!

[Solly Mack]

7. What a beauty!

Great shots!

[mactime]

8. Beautiful

We had 2 hawk hatchlings in our back yard last year. I tried to photograph them but never got any nice shots.

[cpwm17]

9. That's a Red-shouldered Hawk

[NRaleighLiberal]

11. How can a Coopers's be told from a Red Shouldered? confused looking at Google Images!

[cpwm17]

13. In that view you can see a little bit of a wing

and you can see the strongly patterned wing. An adult Cooper's Hawk (which would also have similar red barring) would have plain gray wings. Plus an adult Cooper's Hawk would have a dark cap which would contrast somewhat with the rest of the head.

[lib2DaBone]

10. What a beautiful bird... the markings are incredible...

Looks like a very young bird...

[freshwest]

12. Wonderful, gorgeous animal. Thanks.