[raylo32]

I was going through some recent pics and found this from April. I don't think I posted it here yet and I know how much many of us like this stuff. Hawk perched on my hummingbird feeder on my deck rail. Lots of chipmunks and mice around but this is almost under the tree canopy but before the trees were fully leafed out. The actual feeder is out of the picture below and the blue flower looking thing is an ant moat that keeps ants from getting into the nectar in the feeder.

 

[chandler48]

Beautiful. Love my hawks and pileated woodpeckers.

 

[SeniorSitizen]

It appears to possibly be a Red Shouldered hawk. Looks similar to the pic i took several years ago except yours may be adult while the one in my pic is probably a juvenile. Classification among birders is persnickety. :biggrin2:

 

[AndyD8]

Looks beautiful, but sad though

 

[SeniorSitizen]

I was going through some recent pics and found this from April. I don't think I posted it here yet and I know how much many of us like this stuff. Hawk perched on my hummingbird feeder on my deck rail. Lots of chipmunks and mice around but this is almost under the tree canopy but before the trees were fully leafed out. The actual feeder is out of the picture below and the blue flower looking thing is an ant moat that keeps ants from getting into the nectar in the feeder.

On second thought or possibly a third, raylo's pic is more likely a Sharpshin or Goss hawk. They are agile enough to fly through the timber but a Red Shouldered probably isn't. And Red Shouldered much larger wouldn't frequent a bird feeder as Sharpshin and Goss would. Birds aren't Red Shouldered prey.

 

[SeniorSitizen]

Looks beautiful, but sad though

If you would like to see some bird pics i posted a few in 2018 winter something titled like -- birds need water in winter too -- ???



Taken with a trail camera. I tried with a hand held but it was way too cold for this ole man. In fact i had to improvise a heated terracotta water saucer.

 

[raylo32]

Sure, could easily be one of those. But whichever, he wasn't there for the feeder. That was hummingbird feeder full of sugar water and he was just using it as a perch with a view. Maybe he was looking for the chipmunks or squirrels below. There are a bunch of those. Too darned many actually.

On second thought or possibly a third, raylo's pic is more likely a Sharpshin or Goss hawk. They are agile enough to fly through the timber but a Red Shouldered probably isn't. And Red Shouldered much larger wouldn't frequent a bird feeder as Sharpshin and Goss would. Birds aren't Red Shouldered prey.