Prairie King Snake

[Johnsfolly]

@Mitch f looks like a Mississippi kite to me but would like to hear Al's thoughts.

[BilletHead]

1 hour ago, Johnsfolly said:

@Mitch f looks like a Mississippi kite to me but would like to hear Al's thoughts.

I'm thinking the same John. I get my reference material out this afternoon.

[Mitch f]

@Johnsfolly @BilletHead

A crow was following him around and wherever he landed the crow was only 10 feet away, just watching him

[BilletHead]

4 hours ago, Mitch f said:

@Johnsfolly @BilletHead

A crow was following him around and wherever he landed the crow was only 10 feet away, just watching him

              An owl or a hawk decoy can be some of the quick action crow shooting. Fun times. No, I don't eat crow that has feathers. I have been wrong about things and ate crow that way though. 

[Al Agnew]

On 7/21/2024 at 8:37 PM, Mitch f said:

Hey @Al Agnew what kind of hawk is this?

 

 

Yup, Mississippi kite.  They seem to be getting more common in the St. Louis area.

[ness]

Alright gentlemen…Help me with this one. Turned the corner at the end of my street and this fellow was just sitting there. I stopped, thinking, ‘Cool, a Cooper’s Hawk! I never have seen one up close.’ Why he stayed there looking at me, I don’t know. I rolled down the window and took a pic. As I got to looking at it I thought the color was wrong. Cooper’s should be more of a buff color. Anyhoo, he sat there longer than I thought he should, then he flew up into a nearby tree. I never saw anything he may have been eating, so I’m kinda puzzled. 
 

[Al Agnew]

2 hours ago, ness said:

Alright gentlemen…Help me with this one. Turned the corner at the end of my street and this fellow was just sitting there. I stopped, thinking, ‘Cool, a Cooper’s Hawk! I never have seen one up close.’ Why he stayed there looking at me, I don’t know. I rolled down the window and took a pic. As I got to looking at it I thought the color was wrong. Cooper’s should be more of a buff color. Anyhoo, he sat there longer than I thought he should, then he flew up into a nearby tree. I never saw anything he may have been eating, so I’m kinda puzzled. 
 

Wish we could see the tail better, but the legs look heavy for a Cooper's hawk.  Immature Cooper's look something like that, though.  But I'm tentatively calling this one an immature red-shouldered hawk.

[ness]

9 hours ago, Al Agnew said:

Wish we could see the tail better, but the legs look heavy for a Cooper's hawk.  Immature Cooper's look something like that, though.  But I'm tentatively calling this one an immature red-shouldered hawk.

That’s a good point about the legs.  Thanks. 

[Linhardt]

14 hours ago, ness said:

Alright gentlemen…Help me with this one. Turned the corner at the end of my street and this fellow was just sitting there. I stopped, thinking, ‘Cool, a Cooper’s Hawk! I never have seen one up close.’ Why he stayed there looking at me, I don’t know. I rolled down the window and took a pic. As I got to looking at it I thought the color was wrong. Cooper’s should be more of a buff color. Anyhoo, he sat there longer than I thought he should, then he flew up into a nearby tree. I never saw anything he may have been eating, so I’m kinda puzzled. 
 

I am going to say Broad Winged Hawk.

[Al Agnew]

11 hours ago, Linhardt said:

I am going to say Broad Winged Hawk.

Could very well be.  I always tend to not think of broad-wings because they are woodland hawks that aren't all that common and I almost never see one.  A good idea of the size of the bird would help.