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Accipiter cooperii
This small hawk was hiding out in a pine tree at Dos Lagos Park. I could tell that it was a Cooper's Hawk because of its gradually shorter inner tail feathers. If they were all at the same length, it would probably be a Sharp-shinned Hawk. Cooper's Hawks are also bulkier and have thicker tarsi. Juveniles have white breasts with brown streaking whereas adults have an orangeish color to their barred breasts.
Spotted on Nov 19, 2015
Submitted on Nov 20, 2015
2 Comments
Thanks! They are a North American species. You should visit Arizona if you haven't already, it's an amazing place!
Nice spotting Joshua. i have never seen one. Thanks for sharing it.