I dream of the day I can claim even a modicum of hawk id ability! I've been trying for years and still have huge gaps. :)
That said, a Kestrel is one bird I see regularly, and feel somewhat confident about. On this bird, see it's small/rounded head and compact body, it's facial strip, and dark eye. I cannot swear to it, but my gut tells me Kestrel.
Good luck getting closer to the hawks around you, I hope to also in 2011.
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Cool..nice lighting...and the hawk is checking you out! I of course would not know what kind of hawk it was...I need to go to birding school..hee hee
Birding school for me! I struggle with the basics:) Hee Hee
I dream of the day I can claim even a modicum of hawk id ability! I've been trying for years and still have huge gaps. :)
That said, a Kestrel is one bird I see regularly, and feel somewhat confident about. On this bird, see it's small/rounded head and compact body, it's facial strip, and dark eye. I cannot swear to it, but my gut tells me Kestrel.
Good luck getting closer to the hawks around you, I hope to also in 2011.
Cool sighting! Kestrels are such beautiful birds. Wonderful images!
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