NDGF raptor book tells me Sharp shinned as well. About a foot tall K?
If they are smaller than this one, Yep!! We have about 4 of these hunters cruising the area. The littlest one took after a Hairy woodpecker once and it was quite a battle. I think both combatants limped away from the encounter so I would call it a draw. The one pictured just connected on a sparrow about 3 minutes ago. He went barreling into the bushes at full speed and grabbed one. What an impact!! WOW!!!
Now, I'm not sure. The tail does look like a Coopers but the head looks like a sharp shinned to me. Also, its behavior described in the raptor book describes KDM's description to the letter.
If you've ever met a very experienced birder often times they even have difficulty identifying the two separately.
K, catch that thing so we can find out for sure.
An experienced birder is something i hope i never become, and not because birds arent cool (nature is neat) but that it would indicate my life has become pretty dull.
synonyms: | fowl; Morechick, fledgling, nestling; informalfeathered friend, birdie; budgie; technicalavifauna "feeding the birds" |
yes, "catch" that thing for us
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in the name of science
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bird
bərd/
noun
noun: bird; plural noun: birds
- 1.
a warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, and a beak and (typically) by being able to fly.
synonyms: fowl; Morechick, fledgling, nestling;
informalfeathered friend, birdie;
budgie;
technicalavifauna
"feeding the birds"
- North Americaninformal
an aircraft, spacecraft, satellite, or guided missile.
"the crews worked frantically to ready their birds for flight"
- 2.
informal
a person of a specified kind or character.
"I'm a pretty tough old bird"
- Britishinformal
a young woman; a girlfriend.
An experienced birder is something i hope i never become, and not because birds arent cool (nature is neat) but that it would indicate my life has become pretty dull.
Ahhhh hahaha. Gotcha!
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I thought birding was kind of nerdy, and honestly it is, but after taking an ornithology class it's pretty fun to be able to walk around and have people say, "Wow, look at that bird!" and be able to reply with an actual name for the bird. People think it's crazy when I can look at a northern harrier and tell them what sex it is, I like when people think I'm nuts I guess.