Good Saturday Morning Friends!
There's nothing like holding a camera and catching that moment! Right?
Well, this little guy dropped in for a quick visit and gave me the chance to take not one photograph, but two!
Posing to the left and posing to the right, so cute!
Problem is this, I don't know what kind of little friend dropped in!
Is it one I should know?
I've looked him up and can't find him in my book.
Do you?
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Have a great day!
Hello Nancy, I am so happy to see you joining in with your raptor today. The hawks are cool visitors. I wish I could help with the id but I think you see different raptors in your area. Some of them would be a new bird for me. I hope someone can help id this bird for you! Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Have a happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteThat is a very good looking hawk. Afraid I don't know what it is either. Hopefully someone will enlighten us both.
ReplyDeleteI love it when the birdies drop in:) I don't know what kind of bird that is but I DO know this... it is pretty:) Enjoy your day dear Nancy, HUGS!
ReplyDeleteInteresting looking bird but , I don't know what kind it is. I enjoy watching and seeing all the birds in my yard. I keep a couple feeders out for them and they visit often.
ReplyDeletei'd say either juvenile cooper's hawk or juvenile red-shouldered hawk. with the length of the stripes on the chest, my vote goes to cooper's (but i'm definitely no expert!)
ReplyDeleteI do not know what kind of bird it is, but I do know I love to 'bird watch'. Hope you find out and then share with us.
ReplyDeleteI think it is a hawk of sorts. Lovely photos. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure it is a hawk. I have one that stops by every once in a while as I feed the birds. He sure is pretty. The photo's are great Nancy.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend.
Mary
Not looking at any other comments!!!! Yet.
ReplyDeleteTo me, but I'm no bird watcher, he looks like a little owl kind of a bird. Or a falcon type. The kind, which all the little song birds, are very afraid of. Cause these birds zip in, and catch the little ones.
Look at the claws on his 'feet'...
Now, to look at the other comments! :-)
Tessa
Ahhhhh yes, the others had the _right_ word... A _hawk_ type.
ReplyDeleteWell, I did say "falcon" type. -grin- and I did have the part right, about little birds being afraid of them. :-)
"Close, but no cigar" as the old saying goes!
Tessa
Looks like a Hawk.
ReplyDeleteNancy that is a red-tailed Hawk. If you had seen him fly away the top side of the tail feathers are a reddish brown. They're impressive to see but they will eat rabbits, mice, squirrels, and smaller birds.
ReplyDeleteNancy, we have those same hawks here in southeastern Wisconsin. We even had a mating pair earlier this spring. This may sound terrible, but I don't mind if they eat a few squirrels and chipmunks. Interesting this one got so close to sit on your patio furniture!
ReplyDeleteNancy, I agree with others, your new friend is a hawk. We've had hawk families that have nested in our trees in recent years, but they moved on to better real estate. They mate for life and often return to the same nest. They are loud when they come and go from the nest, making a screaming sound as they soar off or approach. Once their nest was right an upstairs bedroom window, and we could watch the baby chicks. Like the one in your yard, ours were not fearful of us, and one would often sit above me on a branch while I gardened. I would talk to it, and it was fascinating to watch it's obvious interest in my voice. Haven't seen any here for some time now, which is good since Sadie came to live with us. I worry about her being out alone so am with her when she goes out at night. We live close to a creek which is I suspect why we see hawks in our neighborhood.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with the others that this is some sort of hawk and I think we all need to get used to the idea that there are many species with all sorts of colors. We've had some similar to these and I think they simply adapt to their surroundings which aren't so limited to wide open country anymore.
ReplyDeleteWatch out if you have any small critter pets! :)
Jane x
Wow..Coopers hawk...beautiful..looks young..
ReplyDeleteCooper's Hawk it is!!! Thank you to all who put in their thoughts on what it was! I've not seen it since then, hope it stays away!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, Nancy, they kind of scare me a bit.
ReplyDeleteBarb
Living here in lowcountry hawk territory id say its a juvenile male hawk! I love them! Have you seen any sign of his parents? Mary alice monroe wrote a lovely novel called "skyward" that will teach you alot about the birds of prey....if you are interested...that is how i got stsrted and got interested!
ReplyDeleteNice captures. He looks pretty comfortable perched on the back of the chair.
ReplyDeleteApparently Coop's are pretty sociable....we have a family of them who live in our back lot! The papa is well known for sitting his fanny in our big water pan when it is hot! Hubby says he is "cooling his heels". I really think he is waiting for a small bird or a squirrel to wander by to get a drink.....ooops........
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures!
Blessings,
J