we all need breakfast

[ironymaiden]

my best side
Originally uploaded by green eyed so and so.

la la la, i'm on vacation, i will take my book to the tea shop that makes crepes and have a lovely late breakfast. i reach for my coat and look out the window by the coat tree to see that someone else is having breakfast out today.

my guess is Peale's falcon, but i'd love it if someone with more bird knowledge could tell me more. EDITED TO ADD: info from the comments says juvenile Cooper's hawk. i was guessing a falcon because it wasn't as big as other hawks i've seen. cool. our yard has always been popular with wildlife; tons of birds and squirrels, an oft-used raccoon trail, and a hangout for neighborhood cats. this is the first bird-on-bird action i've seen.

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Bird ID

[varina8.livejournal.com]

Given the length of tail and wings, it may also be a sharp-shinned hawk. They are both accipters (not related to the buteos like the local red-tailed hawks) and like similar habitat. The Cooper's hawk is a bit larger and slightly less common.