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Birders

paleotn

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6. Sharp-shinned hawk.

Reply to Cadfael (Original post)

Tue Dec 26, 2023, 04:07 PM

Dec 2023

The bane of song birds. Not unusual for them to be attracted by bird baths. They hang around our birdfeeders on occasion during the Winter. Once, I saw two gray squirrels attack one and drive it off. As it flew away, I could faintly hear it say..."Cheeky squirrels. If you were a bit smaller, I'd eat you both."

https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/sharp-shinned-hawk

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A hawk at the bird bath! [View all] Cadfael Dec 2023 OP

Very cool! Bayard Dec 2023 #1

Probably is a Cooper's hawk, I've seen a couple of them around here lately Walleye Dec 2023 #2

Hard telling on the squirrel. MOMFUDSKI Dec 2023 #3

Cooper's hawks are on the smallish side. Their primary prey are other birds and they spend most of their lives Texin Dec 2023 #12

i love that! barbtries Dec 2023 #4

Very cool! Goddessartist Dec 2023 #5

Sharp-shinned hawk. paleotn Dec 2023 #6

Looks like a coopers hawk to me. Grumpy Old Guy Dec 2023 #7

nice!. I am sure he/she had complete control of all water rights. Hawk vs. squirrel supper for the one with the talons Evolve Dammit Dec 2023 #8

amaiZing that it let u that close . AllaN01Bear Dec 2023 #9

My $ is on the hawk! GreenWave Dec 2023 #10

My money's on the hawk if it gets its claws in Captain Zero Dec 2023 #11

Me too Rebl2 Dec 2023 #16

Here's a still from later in the sequence Cadfael Dec 2023 #13

I heard a large bird hit a window mnhtnbb Dec 2023 #14

Lifeguard keithbvadu2 Dec 2023 #15

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