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Jake's <2020 - a look backwards
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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 722316" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>As the kids say, or said at some point before I got old, "It's been a hella busy day". So I haven't had time to dig deep today. But I did happen upon an image that plays into the whole hawk identification thing that @<a href="https://nikonites.com/member-13196-hark.html" target="_blank">hark</a> started. This is an adult Sharp-shinned Hawk (on the newel post of a neighbor's deck doing a bit of dancing). Not a great shot, but it shows some very characteristic signs of a "Sharpie" when trying to differentiate from a Coopers Hawk. First thing is the straight-edged tail when it goes in flight (yes, it's not flying, but in anticipation they fan). Second is the less-shrouded head (the dark areas on the Coopers will descend a bit more). But for backyard birders once of the toughest things to figure is which is which when they're sitting on a branch and the squirrels are chipping at them.</p><p></p><p>Catching them flying is surely the easiest way to figure out what is what, but...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]328273[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 722316, member: 9240"] As the kids say, or said at some point before I got old, "It's been a hella busy day". So I haven't had time to dig deep today. But I did happen upon an image that plays into the whole hawk identification thing that @[URL="https://nikonites.com/member-13196-hark.html"]hark[/URL] started. This is an adult Sharp-shinned Hawk (on the newel post of a neighbor's deck doing a bit of dancing). Not a great shot, but it shows some very characteristic signs of a "Sharpie" when trying to differentiate from a Coopers Hawk. First thing is the straight-edged tail when it goes in flight (yes, it's not flying, but in anticipation they fan). Second is the less-shrouded head (the dark areas on the Coopers will descend a bit more). But for backyard birders once of the toughest things to figure is which is which when they're sitting on a branch and the squirrels are chipping at them. Catching them flying is surely the easiest way to figure out what is what, but... [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]328273._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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