Lesliemorris 0 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Is this a juvenile Red Shouldered Hawk? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Melierax 1,179 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 post Share on other sites
AlexHenry 1,820 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 @Lesliemorris where was this? Florida? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lesliemorris 0 Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 Sacramento, CA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bird Brain 1,475 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 post Share on other sites
Charlie Spencer 3,786 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 post Share on other sites
Jefferson Shank 2,675 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Yes! Welcome to WhatBird! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Leukering 3,370 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 post Share on other sites
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