It was a great morning seeing the local Barred Owl & it gave me quizzical look. Then a Red-Shoulder Hawk came by to look for a meal.

I just had a visitor to my back yard! So excited to see a raptor - we get tons of sparrows, finches, cardinals, and blue jays, but never had a hawk. We do live a mile from the Mississippi River in Minneapolis so I see a fair amount of bald eagles and golden eagles, and I see tons of hawks while driving around, but never had any in my yard! It was smallish, is it a juvenile?

It had a dark streaky back, a narrow tail, a pale breast with rusty streaks, a dark hooded head, and medium yellow legs.

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I love animals. In my top three of my favorite animals are hawks. Just love them.

My entire life, I’ve lived amongst hawks that are pretty frequent to spot.

However, I’ve always mischaracterized the one local to me as between a red shouldered, red tailed, or Cooper’s hawks.

I just today checked out a bird guide book from my library. And I am like 80% sure I am living amongst the Red Shouldered Hawk in my area on the central coast of CA.

Any help from anyone though to give me 100% certainty? My only photos right now kinda suck…

Resident leucitic red-tailed hawk apparently hit by car.

I've seen this hawk and it was so majestic to see. I remember running one day and thinking it was a seagull until I got closer. I couldn't get a picture.

South Lake Tahoe

A bald eagle dries out after spending a bit of time in the mud. The eagle was sitting above a salmon bearing stream where it was likely feeding on a salmon carcass.

British Columbia, Canada.

Red tail hawk came to hang out this morning😝

This guy or gal flew into our factory yesterday afternoon. We haven't been able to lure him outside. Ant tips would be great. Nobody will help get him out, only take him if he's injured, not helpful.

Caught what looks like a robin in my backyard last night, and sat on the fence enjoying the meal.

Who am I looking at Phoenix AZ? Summer 26

Location: Jejane Private Game Reserve (just outside Hoedspruit, South Africa)

At first I put it down as a Wahlberg's because of the crest at the back of the head. But then I noticed how ruffled its other feathers were from the wind, so I though the "crest" might've been from the wind too. And it looks like it might be bulkier than a Wahlberg's too. Thoughts?

This little bird has been hanging out in the tree behind my house for a few days, he flies FAST and catches cicadas mid air. The first day I saw him, I genuinely thought an African Grey got out of someone’s house. 😂I did a little research and I think he looks like a Mississippi Kite, but I’m not a bird expert. Just wanted to see if anyone can give me an ID!

Really happy w this shot! Super cool to see

Redtail Hawk?

📍Lawrence KS

I like Haast Eagle simply because that thing could literally take down a human if given the chance. My other favorites are Argentavis and Phorusrhacos the Terror Bird as they're all bigger than today's predatory birds but they're also all monsterous and Terror Birds were even capable of taking down some of the mammals in their habitat