What type of Bird is this?

[CatHome]

[K6CCC]

Nice capture!

[CatHome]

The Camera is setup for viewing hummingbirds on a window mounted feeder,

I have the V3 Cam attached to the other side of the window with small strips of velcro (cheaper than the 10 dollar option from Wyze ( Window Mount for Wyze Cam v3 )

I wish the hummingbird feeder and hummingbirds were in focus more than the hill behind the house.

With all the footage I get on my cameras, I was very lucky to have seen this and create a quick snapshot of the falcon.

SJ
Posted: 06-12-2021
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[spamoni]

What a great picture. Could be a post card, for those of you who remember those.

[StopICU33]

Love the snapshot great catch!

[cooldood]

Great shot!!
I think it is a buteo since it has short rounded wings. Falcons have long pointed wings

[CatHome]

Helo Cooldood, thanks for the feedback, I was going with what my neighbor thought this was.

Upon visiting this page: Identification Keys and Tips - Common (Buteo) Hawks
I think you are correct, in that it is a Buteo (i’d never heard of that word before now)

But, what type of Buteo do you think this is? I at first thought it was Ferruginous Hawk, but this page states:

Other Identification Keys: Ferruginous Hawks have fully feathered legs, all the way down to their feet.

I’ve a better close up of our visitor just posted at:

Need a bigger Bird Bath… What type of Bird is this?

East facing V3 cam ground level: [image] [image] West facing V3 cam ground level WOC mounted on Shepherds Hook: (I’m going to have to change the angle on this WOC to accommodate the somewhat taller visitor than the finches that are the predominate visitor to the bird bath.)

What type of hawk do you think this is?

SJ

[cooldood]

Definitely not a Ferruginous. They do not have banded tails. If I were to guess it is a a broad winged hawk. They are usually near riparian forests ( river and streams).