Sharp Shinned Hawk

SavingFlorida · February 28, 2009

You don't see these much around here. The photos I took weren't really thought out I was so excited.. But I've never seen one here and I thought I'd share.

Harryb · March 1, 2009

Very good capture Jamie. I have never seen one in Florida before.

Giphsub · March 1, 2009

Nice capture!

lisasolonynko · March 1, 2009

very nice spur of the moment captures!

stevehapp · March 1, 2009

good one..

Jack'll do · March 1, 2009

Excellent capture of a beautiful bird. Well done Jamie.

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dlplumer · March 1, 2009

Nice Jamie. Never saw one like this

Ric Grupe · March 1, 2009

It's talons look so dainty...compared to other hawks. About how large is it?

SavingFlorida · March 1, 2009

Ric Grupe wrote:

It's talons look so dainty...compared to other hawks. About how large is it?

It's very small, slightly larger than a Merlin. Listed as 11" in Sibleys. I actually thought it might have been a merlin when I saw it's silhouette there.

Jamie

raptorcaptor · March 3, 2009

Great shots Jamie! Beautifull bird!

[Deleted User] · March 3, 2009

Very nice shots of an interesting bird. I've never seen one before.

Harry, we have to do something to get a pair over to Viera

Jim

kdog · March 3, 2009

Beautiful!!

An adult, female sharp shinned, to be exact. Sharpie's are the smaller cousin to the coopers hawk. They winter in Florida, so will probably only be around for a few more weeks. Great shots.

BTW, the juvie's look quite a bit different than the adults. Here's a link to a shot I took of one. http://www.jacara.com/cpg144/displayimage.php?pos=-261

Cheers,
-joel

SavingFlorida · March 3, 2009

Beautiful shot of that Juvenile. I'd never have figured out what it was if I saw that!
What are the markers that indicate it's a female?

Jamie

kdog wrote:

Beautiful!! An adult, female sharp shinned, to be exact. Sharpie's are the smaller cousin to the coopers hawk. They winter in Florida, so will probably only be around for a few more weeks. Great shots.

BTW, the juvie's look quite a bit different than the adults. Here's a link to a shot I took of one. http://www.jacara.com/cpg144/displayimage.php?pos=-261

Cheers,
-joel

raptorcaptor · March 3, 2009

SavingFlorida wrote:

Beautiful shot of that Juvenile. I'd never have figured out what it was if I saw that!
What are the markers that indicate it's a female?

Jamie

I think the only main indication is size. The female being the larger.

Sharp Shinned Hawk

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