Unbeknownst to me, a sharp-shinned hawk had been sitting in the large Eastern cottonwood tree that grows next to my deck. The blue jay, having had enough of the hawk, decided to come in close and ...

A Cooper’s hawk looks like a “flying cross” (a larger head, rounded tail) and a sharp-shinned hawk looks like a “flying capital T” (a small head). 5. Rump Patch ...

A blue jay (top left) and an immature sharp-shinned hawk (bottom right) ... For about 20 minutes there wasn’t any sign of a single feather.

I gently reached. I gently resumed my original position and the hawk hadn’t moved. The photo gods were with me! The sharp-shinned hawk is the smallest member of a group of raptors known as the ...

The sharp-shinned hawk has a small, rounded head with a gray cap extending from the crown to the nape. The Cooper's hawk has a large, block-shaped head with a dark cap contrasting with a pale nape.

Sharp-Shinned Hawk. As their name suggests, ... Ancient Egyptian pharaohs wore hawk feathers and headdresses to symbolize Ra, the sun god, who took the form of a hawk.

A sharp-shinned hawk was perched on a chair 100 feet from our seed, suet and bark butter feeders. He certainly had taken the term “bird feeder” at face value.

The sharp-shinned hawk, commonly called a sharpie, is a small hawk with a big attitude. Skip to main content Spokane, Washington Est. May 19, 1883. Current Temperature 82°F. Current ...

Our daughter, who lives up the creek, spotted the culprit first; and shortly thereafter, it made an appearance at our place: a sharp-shinned hawk. Note: This column originally was published Jan. 1 ...

To identify a Cooper's hawk, look for the long tail, a bluish grey back and a black cap, with rusty red barring in front on adults. They have a striped grey and black tail and upright posture.