Cooper vs Sharp-Shinned?

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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Dec 09, 2011

Please help me differentiate b/w the two. Which one is this one please.

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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Dec 09, 2011

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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Dec 09, 2011

Last pix.

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Dec 09, 2011

Looks more like a Sharp-shin - all the tail feathers are the same length. On Cooper's, the outer tail feathers are distinctly shorter; it also has stouter legs (visibly thin ["sharp"] in the last pic).

Resin

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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Dec 09, 2011

That would be a lifer for me. Thanks Resin.

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