CLOSED: CLOSED: Is this one a juvenile Cooper's Hawk

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NM_Jane Las Cruces, NM Jan 03, 2009

Trying to identify hawks always confuses me. The closest match I could come up for this one is a juvenile Cooper's Hawk.

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Jan 03, 2009

Tricky, because one can't see the body shape well. I'm leaning more towards a Buteo hawk, but not certain. Any more pics of it?

Resin

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NM_Jane Las Cruces, NM Jan 03, 2009

Resin

Thanks! Unfortunately, I only got a couple pictures (all from the same angle) before it flew off. This one is actually a different hawk; but I think it's the same type. It's probably not much more help than the original pic; but at least you can see its size relative to the telephone pole it's sitting on. It was a fairly large one.

Jane

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Jan 03, 2009

Thanks; it does look the same species, and I'd say light phase Red-tailed Hawk.

Resin

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