Anyone have a go at this one? On San Francisco Bay in mid-February. I thought it was an egret, but with its head tucked in like that it looks rather heron-like ...
Anyone have a go at this one? On San Francisco Bay in mid-February. I thought it was an egret, but with its head tucked in like that it looks rather heron-like ...
In Britain, it is called a sparrowhawk. It gets confusing, because sparrowhawk in the US is the common name for a Kestrel, which is a small falcon.
It's either a Cooper's or Sharp-shinned hawk (US terms). Those two as well as Goshawks are all three almost identical in appearance, but of different sizes and ranges. Usually very secretive, they largely hunt birds, with the occasional small mammal thrown in.
Thanks! I guess I've never seen one up close like that. I got a few shots (some with a coot also) before he flew off -- unfortunately I only caught his back half in flight, 'cause I had a good exposure on the wings : (
The hawk is a female European Sparrow Hawk (Accipiter nisus) Cooper's are only North American, and very rare in Europe. No. Goshawk is very large and not a thin.
Anyone have a go at this one? On San Francisco Bay in mid-February. I thought it was an egret, but with its head tucked in like that it looks rather heron-like ...
