c/birding · by Trabic@lemm.ee · 1yCooper's or Sharp-shinned? Taken from my couch, I guess the bird feeder is not just for seed eaters. 67 points · 8 comments · view on lemmy.world
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waterore@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Coopers
Trabic@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
Why?
Idontevenknowanymore@mander.xyz · 7 pts · 1y
Because of how it is.
proudblond@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
I agree: big head, rounded tail feathers. But it’s just a guess. Even Audubon says it can be a toss up.
In my neighborhood, I always default to Cooper’s. One of the things I look for is the angry eyebrow.
Trabic@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
Merlin says Sharpie is more likely here, but I agree that the head looks much more Cooper-y. But he didn't have the grey back I associate with Cooper's, and seemed too big for a juvenile.
Either way I love those chest bars.
Dr_Fetus_Jackson@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
For comparison, here's a pic of a Cooper's Hawk I took a pic of a few days ago. I'm guessing the one op posted is a juvenile?
Tikiporch@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Cooper's I've seen have redder eyes, but it's hard to say.
burd_knurd@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 1y
it is called a bird-feeder for something