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Saturday, 11 January 2025

Saturday's Critters: Sharp-shinned hawk!

 This is the Mourning Dove in the tree. I keep mistaking it for a hawk, or a larger bird! We had 14 mourning doves on a bird count day.



We were sitting here, and something made me look up. Birds were flying about suddenly...

It is incredibly fast!

 

It ended up in the horse chestnut tree, then hopped into the evergreen, where the birds tend to shelter from the cold and wind.




It landed in the tree, then hopped into the evergreen. They are fierce-looking!




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17 comments:

  1. Anvilcloud11 January 2025 at 07:45

    Hawks by Hawkeye. 😊

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  2. Jeanie11 January 2025 at 08:44

    Hawks are amazing, aren't they? So big! I love watching them soar on the wind.

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  3. eileeninmd11 January 2025 at 08:55

    Hello,
    Great captures of the hawk. Your poor yard birds must have gone into hiding. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.

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  4. Mae Travels11 January 2025 at 09:40

    Even in our urban garden we have the occasional hawk.

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  5. Barbara Rogers11 January 2025 at 09:40

    Good capture, though even zoom and slo mo couldn't tell a thing about him/her. Glad he perched for you to get an identifying shot. Poor doves didn't want anything to do with him!

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  6. ~Lavender Dreamer~11 January 2025 at 09:50

    This is such a pretty Hawk and always perches so upright. I haven't seen one lately here but it's nice when I do. Stay warm this week!

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  7. Yamini MacLean11 January 2025 at 10:22

    Hari Om
    Exciting sighting! YAM xx

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  8. RedPat11 January 2025 at 11:28

    Little birds do not like having a hawk around.

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  9. Cloudia11 January 2025 at 12:12

    Yes, I saw a hawk take a bird in California and it was incredibly fast and you could almost feel the hit! Very dramatic! Thank you for your beautiful pictures. Aloha!

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  10. Out To Pasture11 January 2025 at 12:32

    Nice photo capture, Jennifer. No wonder the feeder birds are usually on high alert!

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  11. Elephant's Child11 January 2025 at 13:00

    All of the hawks look fierce to me - and no doubt to the smaller birds as well.

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  12. DrumMajor11 January 2025 at 14:03

    I wonder if the hawk tries to catch the smaller birdies? Linda in Kansas

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  13. Yogi♪♪♪11 January 2025 at 14:05

    Those sharp shinned hawks, they are little but they have big attitude. Our squirrels watch them but don't run, the birds though get scarce.

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  14. Mary Kirkland11 January 2025 at 14:19

    They are fierce looking. Great pictures.

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  15. Leslie's Garden11 January 2025 at 17:42

    Hawks are so beautiful, but I always fear for my cat. I think he's too big for a hawk to grab, I hope. We have red tailed hawks in Georgia.

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  16. Red11 January 2025 at 17:46

    Funny this guy wasn't sitting on a branch having dinner.

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  17. Val Ewing12 January 2025 at 07:05

    Nice shots of the birds! Those hawks are always intimidating!

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