Name this Species

[Googer]

I am thinking a Falcon not a Hawk. But what is the Genus-Species?
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/6984696

 

[Googer]

 

[BoomerD]

Picture's not very good, but WTF is a "halk?"

 

[l0cke]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Picture's not very good, but WTF is a "halk?"

Seriously....

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: l0cke

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Picture's not very good, but WTF is a "halk?"

Seriously....

It's not my work. But I have been seeing an unusual amount of these birds in and around the Tampa Bay area over the past few years. Several of them like to roost on top if street lights and you will see a good number of them as you pass down the local highways.

 

[feralkid]

Originally posted by: l0cke

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Picture's not very good, but WTF is a "halk?"

Seriously....

Short for Halkon.

Bird in photo is either a Halkon or a Fawk.

 

[microAmp]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Picture's not very good, but WTF is a "halk?"

A nook, a corner.

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: feralkid

Originally posted by: l0cke

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Picture's not very good, but WTF is a "halk?"

Seriously....

Short for Halkon.

Bird in photo is either a Halkon or a Fawk.

<slaps head> I googled Halkon...:roll:
(come on coffee...kick in!)

The face in the pic almost resembles an owl, but I don't think that's what it is. Could they be ospreys? (aka, fish-hawks) (I don't think so, based on the photo...completely different)

 

[spidey07]

Yeah, osprey or falcon. I wish I knew how to identify them, the shape of the beak and the breast color and markings on the wing and shape of tail should narrow it down. Maybe google "bird of prey identification"?

-edit
Check group II
http://www.audubon.org/bird/BoA/BOA_index.html

 

[Gibsons]

I'll guess red shouldered hawk, but the chest coloration looks wrong. pic

 

[Gothgar]

owl?

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: Gothgar
owl?

Don't you mean oll?

 

[invidia]

That's a bald eagle, our American bird.

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: invidia
That's a bald eagle, our American bird.

Definitely not.

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: BoomerD

Originally posted by: feralkid

Originally posted by: l0cke

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Picture's not very good, but WTF is a "halk?"

Seriously....

Short for Halkon.

Bird in photo is either a Halkon or a Fawk.

<slaps head> I googled Halkon...:roll:
(come on coffee...kick in!)

The face in the pic almost resembles an owl, but I don't think that's what it is. Could they be ospreys? (aka, fish-hawks) (I don't think so, based on the photo...completely different)

Florida Osprey.

http://www.floridaconservation...ing/species/osprey.htm

 

[BrokenVisage]

Ugh, my bones are so brittle, but I always eat plenty of *looks at dinner box* ..Halk?

 

[ivan2]

the head looks like a owl without be able to see the beak clearly. But the feather looks like the falcon in spydie07's link. So ill go with a falcon.

http://www.audubon.org/bird/BoA/F2_G9a.html

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: Gibsons
I'll guess red shouldered hawk, but the chest coloration looks wrong. pic

I thought it was a red shouldered hawk too.

Definitely a hawk. I'm not that great at identifying one from another, except red tails if I'm fairly close.

 

[Jeff7]

Maybe it's the Incredible Halk.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: spidey07
Yeah, osprey or falcon. I wish I knew how to identify them, the shape of the beak and the breast color and markings on the wing and shape of tail should narrow it down. Maybe google "bird of prey identification"?

-edit
Check group II
http://www.audubon.org/bird/BoA/BOA_index.html

Definitely not an osprey.

I'd say either a Red Shouldered Hawk or a Cooper's Hawk. The photo is not of sufficient quality for me to see the chest and facial plumage to make a more definitive call.

EDIT: Given the banding on the wings, I'm saying Red Shouldered Hawk, final answer.

ZV

 

[spidey07]

I never can tell the falcons from the hawks. Got plenty of redtailed hawks here in KY and one that hangs around the house. Surprise, surprise I've never had rodent problems.

 

[Iron Woode]

its not an osprey

it appears to be a juvenile Red Shouldered Hawk.

http://asnailpace.com/blog/wp-...-shouldered-hawk-3.jpg

looking closely on the original photo you can see red on its shoulders: http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/6984696.jpg

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode
its not an osprey

it appears to be a juvenile Red Shouldered Hawk.

http://asnailpace.com/blog/wp-...-shouldered-hawk-3.jpg

looking closely on the original photo you can see red on its shoulders: http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/6984696.jpg

Possible

The red "shoulder" is visible when the bird is perched. Their upper parts are dark with pale spots; they have long yellow legs. Western birds may appear more red; Florida birds are generally paler

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-shouldered_Hawk

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: spidey07
I never can tell the falcons from the hawks. Got plenty of redtailed hawks here in KY and one that hangs around the house. Surprise, surprise I've never had rodent problems.

Hawks are much larger, slower, and do not dive bomb their pray the way a falcon does.

 

[SirStev0]

ospray?