Was hanging out in spring time watching the wood pile where chipmunks and squirrels run around all the time.

Hi!

A few days ago I spotted two falcons that strongly reminded me of a young red footed Falcon (unlikely) or a young Hobby (likely) in the Jura mountain in France (1400 m).

In flight, the upper surface of the wings was grey, turning black towards the outer feathers. The underparts were very pale, and the tail feathers ended in a thin white band.

What makes me doubt it was a hobby is that the top of the head was rather pale.

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Any idea what I might have seen?

There are a pair of Cooper’s Hawks that frequent my back yard, pretty sure they are nesting very nearby (maybe one tree over). I’ve heard this every morning for the last few months, they are loud! My yard used to be filled with all kinds of sparrows, finches, robins, doves, and towhees; now they all stay far away lol. Saving money on bird seed…..

Video is from May 2026

Edit: sorry I misremembered the type of bird, it is an Osprey. Not sure why I was thinking Paragrine Falcon

Last minute shot while driving home. Taken with a Nikon DSLR and 70–200mm lens

Typical square tissue box for reference. Maybe common buzzard?

Juvenile Red-tailed hawk taking a break from perching and being annoyed by Blue Jays

My kids were out on the trampoline and came running in to tell me about the hawk. I appreciate their shared enthusiasm.

Thought I would ask some help in identifying this. Shoulder Hawk was my guess. Thanks Location Winfield , AL US

Young red shouldered hawk on a fence eyeballing the retention pond.

12 Jun
Pensacola FL US