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Shortly after we took this pic, he flew off after a bird in the next yard over, trying to nab himself some lunch. Made a good try for it, but missed:
 

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Very cool pic! I love birds of prey.
She sure looks fat though.
 
LOL she does doesn't she (Is she a guess or is there a way you could tell??) Anyway, this is the best I could get on a close up of it:
 

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It's can be hard to tell at times...What came to my mind when I first saw the picture was Coopers Hawk...Don't take that to the bank!! You'll go broke!!:LOL:

LOL, could be. Unfortunately our book is just a guide, only has about 200 of the most common North American birds in it so not exactly a comprehensive guide. In fact it only lists three hawks in it, I will have to turn to the Internet to find a Coopers Hawk and compare.
Pretty cool site to see though, just caught it looking out our kitchen window.
 
I think you are right though, UB. I looked both up and the Red Tail has a different face than this one does. The picture of the Coopers Hawk I found was almost identical to our picture. The Red Tail has rounder eyes and a longer beak, and has more grey in its feathers than brown.
Apparently your memory isn't that bad yet, LOL.
 
:) I'm thinking red tail but it's hard to tell unless it's flying I also think it's a juvenile which makes it harder to tell.
 
It's can be hard to tell at times...What came to my mind when I first saw the picture was Coopers Hawk...Don't take that to the bank!! You'll go broke!!:LOL:

Uncle Bob, I agree with you it looks like a Cooper's Hawk to me. One key identifier it the striping on the tail. Attached is a picture of a juvenile Cooper's Hawk that landed outside our Wildlife Biologist's window a couple of months ago.

Here is a great website from Cornell University for identifying birds.

All About Birds
 

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We get quite a few hawks (and even the occaisional eagle) around here. When my dog got lost a few years ago, we got her home with gauges in her back. After looking at her the vet said some bird of prey decided she looked like supper (she's a rather thin JR terrier, 14 lbs at her heaviest).

When we were camped out at Vandenberg one year, a fellow camper was a hawk enthusiast. Had a couple of pet hawks and a big leather glove, and a JR terrier. He'd spend hours every day playing with them.
 
this "Cooper's Hawk" looks pretty darn "well-nourished" to me..............she obviously likes po'boys.........I love her arrogance........nice picture by the way...

Hmmmmmmm...are you certain it's a SHE? Is the "arrogance" a tippoff???:LOL::LOL: Maybe it's a HE with an "attitude." :mad:

I'm gettin out of here while the gettin's good!:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
 
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