Hawk ID

dlplumer

Can someone please ID this Hawk for me. I found his nest tonite and expect better shots in the future.

Thanks

bfjr

I'm gonna go with Red Shoulder Hawk, Dan

I think it's neat the way the cactus looks so precarious

SavingFlorida

I'm thinking Red tailed- it's very stocky for a red shoulder. I could be wrong though, I see so many red shouldered around here that I keep hoping one might be a red tailed..
I'm a little crazy like that.

dlplumer

bfjr wrote:

I'm gonna go with Red Shoulder Hawk, Dan

I think it's neat the way the cactus looks so precarious

Thanks Ben. Can we rule out Harris Hawk?

Giphsub

Cool shot Dan. Look forward to some more shots.

dlplumer

SavingFlorida wrote:

I'm thinking Red tailed- it's very stocky for a red shoulder. I could be wrong though, I see so many red shouldered around here that I keep hoping one might be a red tailed..
I'm a little crazy like that.

Thanks very much Jamie. Take a look at my new hawk post and see if you agree with Ben's ID.

John Slone

Red Tailed hawk for sure. The spotted belly band is a dead give away. Nice image!

John Slone

redleash

Could it be a dark morph Swainson's?

dlplumer

John Slone wrote:

Red Tailed hawk for sure. The spotted belly band is a dead give away. Nice image!

John Slone

Thanks JOHN. PLEASE check out my other thread and see if you still think it is a red tailed hawk.

dlplumer

I think we have consensus - Red tailed it is. Thanks everyone.

IraRunyan

SavingFlorida wrote:

I'm thinking Red tailed- it's very stocky for a red shoulder. I could be wrong though, I see so many red shouldered around here that I keep hoping one might be a red tailed..
I'm a little crazy like that.

At the Viera Wetlands, a Red Tailed Hawk has for the last 2 months been hanging out along the fence line along the north dike road. He has also been landing on the telephone polls in front of the Duda office.

The hawk in this thread is a Red Tailed Hawk, identified by the dark spotted belly belt, although a little hard to see in this photo. The belly belt is better depicted in the other thread.......

dlplumer

IraRunyan wrote:

At the Viera Wetlands, a Red Tailed Hawk has for the last 2 months been hanging out along the fence line along the north dike road. He has also been landing on the telephone polls in front of the Duda office.

The hawk in this thread is a Red Tailed Hawk, identified by the dark spotted belly belt, although a little hard to see in this photo. The belly belt is better depicted in the other thread.......

Thanks Ira