ML623763541

Âge

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Sexe

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Détails de l'observation

Addendum: This sighting was initially reported as a Goshawk, in large part because of the white supercilium. Upon further research, the hawk is more likely an immature Coopers that can also have whitish eyebrows. Being immature, its appearance differed from adult Cooper's that we had previously seen. Original Report: This hawk seemed bigger than a Coopers and smaller than red-tailed and was first seen landing on a bare branch in the mid-story of a very large oak tree. After getting my camera, I watched as it repositioned itself on various branches of the tree. The attached photos were all taken in less than 2 minutes. The white eyebrow, spotted back, behavior, and apparent size indicated to us that it was a Northern Goshawk. We have had many different hawks visit our woods this year. I attribute that to having removed some trees that created a more open woodland glade. We've had frequent Coopers, occasional Sharp-shinned, and even a Red-tailed that would spend hours on a perch, tolerating our near presence. In other years we've had Broadwing Hawks nest. This Goshawk appeared different from these other hawks in size, coloring, and behavior.

Informations techniques

Modèle

COOLPIX P900

ISO

1600

Longueur focale

321 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/6.3

Vitesse d'obturation

1/15 sec

Dimensions

3264 pixels x 2448 pixels

Taille originale du fichier

3.38 MB