Lesliemorris Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Is this a juvenile Red Shouldered Hawk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Welcome to Whatbird! It's a Red-shouldered Hawk, but an adult. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 @Lesliemorris where was this? Florida? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesliemorris Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 Sacramento, CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Brain Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, Lesliemorris said: Sacramento, CA Welcome to Whatbird!! Definitely a Red-shouldered Hawk. I agree with @Melierax , it looks like an adult. I think the reason @AlexHenry asked if it was in Fla is that it looks very light, which is typical of Red-shouldered Hawks in Fla. I was raised in Fla and now live in Sacramento, and your bird is lighter looking than ones I typically see around here. Some of it could be the lighting, it does appear to be washed out somewhat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, Bird Brain said: Some of it could be the lighting, it does appear to be washed out somewhat. I wonder if that's due to the camera's sensors compensating for the close, dark tree trunk that takes up about 60% of the frame. Edited April 7, 2020 by Charlie Spencer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefferson Shank Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Yes! Welcome to WhatBird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Note the tail pattern, which is very different from that of a juv Red-shouldered Hawk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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