What am I?

photographzphotographz Registered Users Posts: 55 Big grins
edited March 26, 2008 in Wildlife
I'm not familiar with this raptor-anyone know what he/she is?

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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2008
    from your shot it is not easy --young redtail or a coopers ne_nau.gif
    Jeff W

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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2008
    I'll guess cooper
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  • photographzphotographz Registered Users Posts: 55 Big grins
    edited March 26, 2008
    Thanks! It was in an ackward spot. When I first spotted it, I thought Red Tail, as we have A LOT of them in this area. But after looking at it, it just didn't look like a red tail to me. The light barring in the chest feathers threw me off-but after looking around the net at Coopers Hawk pics (I've seen other pics of them that do show the same barring, althought it appears darker in the photos I've seen), I think that's a good guess. Also, this hawk had very yellow eyes, more so than the red tails I've seen.
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