Johnsfolly Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 @Mitch f looks like a Mississippi kite to me but would like to hear Al's thoughts. Mitch f 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilletHead Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 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. Terrierman and Mitch f 2 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch f Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 @Johnsfolly @BilletHead A crow was following him around and wherever he landed the crow was only 10 feet away, just watching him BilletHead 1 "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilletHead Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 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. Mitch f and Quillback 2 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Agnew Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 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. Johnsfolly and BilletHead 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ness Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 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. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Agnew Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ness Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 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. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linhardt Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 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. tjm and ness 1 1 Anthony Linhardt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Agnew Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 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. tjm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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