ML608741855

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

I was thinking it was either an immature Red-tail or immature Red-shouldered Hawk, but couldn't decide, so I asked the Facebook Raptor ID group, and got this response: "Red-shouldered Hawk juvenile - The dark tail bands are too thick for both Red-tailed Hawk juveniles & Broad-winged Hawk juveniles. Tail banding too close together & no very thick subterminal band on it for Broad-winged juvenile also. OP image to me shows a smaller beak too. I think it's trying to do a juvenile Broad-winged imitation by the fluffy middle breast feathers being fluffy, hiding the markings in the middle of the upper breast." (PS - sorry for the poor quality - very overcast and backlit today, and pretty distant. I did slightly lighten the exposure before posting.)

Technical information

Model

DSC-RX10M4

Lens

8.8-220.0 mm f/2.4-4.0

ISO

100

Focal length

220 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/5.0

Shutter speed

1/1000 sec

Dimensions

5472 pixels x 3648 pixels

Original file size

8.52 MB