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Accipiter striatus
A small raptor spotted in the central wetland area at Huntley Meadows Park. This individual is immature, as indicated by its yellow eyes. I spotted the hawk when it attacked a smaller bird unsuccessfully. At first, I mistakenly thought two birds were mating. Preying, mating -- hey, what's the difference? ;-) Sharp-shinned Hawks and Cooper's Hawks are very similar in appearance. Related Resources: 1) Tricky Bird IDs: Sharp-shinned Hawk and Cooper's Hawk http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutBi... 2) Tricky Bird IDs: Accipiter Photo Gallery http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutBi...
Huntley Meadows Park, a 1,425 acre wetland area in Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Related Resource: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntl...
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Good to be back, Christy! I have been hibernating for the winter. But seriously, I'm eagerly looking forward to warmer weather and the return of dragonflies and damselflies.
Sincere thanks to the following PN spotters for help in IDing this bird: "AshleyBradford" (who commented offline); "weeander"; "Liam"; and "BobSpader" (who also commented offline).
Nice capture, Walter!! Good to see you back! (or have I just been missing your posts??)
Spotted on Feb 14, 2013
Submitted on Feb 15, 2013
