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    City Hawk

    I am sure this guy was thinking of visiting his country cousins. Driving home tonight I saw this guy sitting pretty on a lamp standard waiting for his closeup. I pulled off the main drag and parked n a side street as the traffic got pretty upset at me for sitting there with my 4 ways on for longer than 12 whole seconds lol. He sat there after I drove down .. did a u-turn and got out to standing almost directly below him.

    Pretty sure he's a Red Tail .. but it may be an immature Gosshawk. I'll leave it to the resident experts for the final word. Whomever he was he was being harassed by the crow from #3 when I first pulled up.
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    Re: City Hawk

    That is a mature redtailed hawk for sure, young goshawks look nothing like that as they have very heavy streaking in the chest for one.
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    Re: City Hawk

    I thought so. Thanks for the confirmation Paul. The pictures in my birding book of the Imm Goshawk are really bad. I take better shots lol.
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    Re: City Hawk

    Quote Originally Posted by Jaedon
    The pictures in my birding book of the Imm Goshawk are really bad. I take better shots lol.
    I hear that !!!! unfortunately all my imm northern goshawk images are on film(50+) and I tossed my scanner years ago.
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    Re: City Hawk

    Great captures of a beautiful bird jaedon, what great timing, and are'nt joe public inconsiderate, they just dont understand when us photographers just have to get that shot, whatever it takes!!
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    Re: City Hawk

    Great shot Jaedon. Do you know if this is a resident of your part of Canada, because we also get these out in the prairie grasslands. If so, then this is a widespread species. Have to find the bird book and see what it says.

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    Re: City Hawk

    Redtailed hawks (many subspecies) are found from alaska to mexico and maine to california....every province in canada and 49 states + mexico
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    Re: City Hawk

    Yup this guy is most likely a resident. I see them all the time around here. There colouration changes from bird to bird as well. I have never seen one species with so many colour variances with maybe the exception of human beings.
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    Re: City Hawk

    Great shot again Jaedon, I've been trying to capture the one up here, but everytime I pull over he flies away.

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    Smile Re: City Hawk

    Quote Originally Posted by paulnj
    Redtailed hawks (many subspecies) are found from alaska to mexico and maine to california....every province in canada and 49 states + mexico
    Thanks Paul. Good to have that info! Now, where did I put my bird book? :blush2:

    Cheers,

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