This bird and I have a disagreement. This is one of many of this species that come and annoy me. I can be standing right beneath him with only about a meters distance between us and have the hose turned on him and he will just look at me. Our argument has been ongoing now for about two years. We often have up to 30 of these birds hovering overhead because of our aviaries but this one seems to be very determined and brave.
So this time I decided to shoot him with my lens. And thought you may like to see him.
He is about 50cm in length and about a meter across his wing span. I presume he is a Red Goshawk. If you know any more about this species please let me know.
These two images are straight from the camera apart from resize.
Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus, nicknamed "sharpshins" or "sharpies" by birders, belong to a group of woodland hawks called accipiters. Adapted to life among the trees, they have short, rounded wings and long, banded tails. Sharpies are bird-eaters and have discovered backyard bird feeders to be a productive hunting grounds, much to the horror of many homeowners. Their flight pattern is a series of short flaps followed by a glide. The sharpie's tail is squared at the bottom, not rounded like a Cooper's Hawk.
Source: The Guide to Colorado Birds text by Mary Taylor
The Goshawk is more blueish grey and eats mostly mammals. Your bird is most likely a "Sharpie".
This bird is Australian, Don't think they would ever be seen in Colorful Colorado, except at Denver or Cheyenee Mtn. Zoos.
Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus, nicknamed "sharpshins" or "sharpies" by birders, belong to a group of woodland hawks called accipiters. Adapted to life among the trees, they have short, rounded wings and long, banded tails. Sharpies are bird-eaters and have discovered backyard bird feeders to be a productive hunting grounds, much to the horror of many homeowners. Their flight pattern is a series of short flaps followed by a glide. The sharpie's tail is squared at the bottom, not rounded like a Cooper's Hawk.
Source: The Guide to Colorado Birds text by Mary Taylor
The Goshawk is more blueish grey and eats mostly mammals. Your bird is most likely a "Sharpie".
Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus, nicknamed "sharpshins" or "sharpies" by birders, belong to a group of woodland hawks called accipiters. Adapted to life among the trees, they have short, rounded wings and long, banded tails. Sharpies are bird-eaters and have discovered backyard bird feeders to be a productive hunting grounds, much to the horror of many homeowners. Their flight pattern is a series of short flaps followed by a glide. The sharpie's tail is squared at the bottom, not rounded like a Cooper's Hawk.
Source: The Guide to Colorado Birds text by Mary Taylor
The Goshawk is more blueish grey and eats mostly mammals. Your bird is most likely a "Sharpie".
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