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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Cooper's Hawk (?) At Payne's Prairie


Birders, help me out here.
Is this rascal a Cooper's?



It's not a puzzler, I'm looking for either validation or correction.
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18 comments:

  1. Haiku MasterWednesday, January 13, 2010 12:14:00 PM

    Red eyes and black cap.
    He shares those traits with singer
    Alice P. Cooper.

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  2. ThunderWednesday, January 13, 2010 12:30:00 PM

    Pretty bird!
    Oh wait that's for parrots!

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  3. SharonWednesday, January 13, 2010 1:30:00 PM

    Looks like it to me!

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  4. brintWednesday, January 13, 2010 1:36:00 PM

    I am guessing it is a sharp-shinned. There are more of them around and like coniferous forests.

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  5. EmoryWednesday, January 13, 2010 1:46:00 PM

    Nice pictures and it was nice of the bird to turn around so you could see both sides.

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  6. LauraHinNJWednesday, January 13, 2010 2:14:00 PM

    Fantastic pics!

    I'm thinking Cooper's... based on this bird's *cap* instead of a hooded look and the roundish shape of the tail.

    Look at the eyes!

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  7. DaniWednesday, January 13, 2010 3:10:00 PM

    I think it's a Cooper's. The tail is rounder and has a wider white band on the tip of it's tail. Beautiful capture!

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  8. AnonymousWednesday, January 13, 2010 3:19:00 PM

    I would vote Cooper's. We were taught to look at the tail. C shaped tail equals Cooper's and square shaped equals Sharp-Shinned and that sure looks like a C shaped tail to me.

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  9. Suwannee RefugeeWednesday, January 13, 2010 3:51:00 PM

    Cooper for sure. http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Coopers_Hawk/id

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  10. amarkonmywallWednesday, January 13, 2010 4:42:00 PM

    Coopers. Handsome fellow. We haven't seen Hannibal and the Missus in the oak out front yet this year but we expect them anytime.

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  11. AnonymousWednesday, January 13, 2010 4:46:00 PM

    Hi FC,

    Great shot. He looks like he was posing just for you! How close were you?

    Patti

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  12. SophieMaeWednesday, January 13, 2010 4:46:00 PM

    DAWG! AbFab pichers! Cooper's, surely.

    Hey, I thought of you when I saw this freebie. Good today only, a free 8x10 collage at Walgreens.

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  13. swamp4meWednesday, January 13, 2010 6:08:00 PM

    I'm with the Coopers crowd.

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  14. Florida Native MomWednesday, January 13, 2010 8:39:00 PM

    don't know birds but great shot!

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  15. myamuhnativeWednesday, January 13, 2010 10:27:00 PM

    Coopers Hawk has my vote as well.
    Those darn things are getting to be like rats down here.
    But boy those pics are awesome!

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  16. C.L.J.Wednesday, January 13, 2010 11:33:00 PM

    Those are the red eyes of a cooper's hawk. But I'd want a second opinion, too. Excellent captures! I'm jealous.

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  17. robin andreaThursday, January 14, 2010 10:49:00 AM

    How did I miss this post? Looks like a Cooper's to me. What a beauty.

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  18. lisaThursday, January 14, 2010 9:43:00 PM

    Sorry, I am late on this post but that bird is awesome!

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