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Related: About this forumNot sure what kind of hawk this is, it only sat still outside my window for a few seconds
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Not sure what kind of hawk this is, it only sat still outside my window for a few seconds (Original Post)
Walleye
Dec 2023
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elleng
(137,118 posts)1. NICE one!
Sorry I haven't learned to identify them.
Walleye
(36,646 posts)6. Thank you. doc03 Identified it as a Cooper's hawk, I think that is correct
doc03
(37,055 posts)2. According to the photo in my bird book it looks like a Coopers Hawk.
Walleye
(36,646 posts)5. I think that is correct I saw the front of it briefly, and I have seen Cooper's hawks around here
Smaller than a red tail
Diamond_Dog
(35,339 posts)3. What a great photo,
especially since you only had a few seconds to capture the bird.
Walleye
(36,646 posts)4. Thank you, I had to open the window
Easterncedar
(3,686 posts)7. The light in its eye!
Great picture!
Rebl2
(15,061 posts)8. It looks white
almost, except around the head. Great picture!