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Noticed this bird the other day and just wanted to know what it was

Update: Thanks for all the responses looks like its a coopers hawk.

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[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I think it's a red tailed hawk. My eyes suck though, and the pic is blurry and lacks enough resolution to zoom in well (not complaining, you take the shots you get; just explaining why my id is dubious).

It's got the right coloration though, and the belly matches

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I was just going to guess Cooper’s hawk! To my eye the legs could be thinner and the eyes could be buggier for a sharpie. But Cooper or sharpie is an eternal debate, and I’m not confident enough to be definitive either.

[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I am going with a Cooper's Hawk.

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

I think you nailed it!

Yep it looks exactly pike the middle one!

[–] SGforce@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago
[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The sharply hooked bill suggests a Kite to me. Maybe not this one, the more I look at it, but some kind of Kite.

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