stuny Posted April 3, 2013 Share #1  Posted April 3, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Friday we spent all morning in thje University of Pennsyvania's Museum of Arcaeology and Anthropology. While cutting across a glassed passageway between the third floor Greek & Roman exhibits to the Egyptian exhibits Barbara spotted this hawk sitting in a tree below us. Fortunately the dirty back lighted windows didn't obscure too much.  Anyone know what species this is?  Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/201942-an-urban-wildlife-surprise-outside-the-musuem-x2/?do=findComment&comment=2289763'>More sharing options...
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tmldds Posted April 3, 2013 Share #2 Â Posted April 3, 2013 Good catch, Stewart. What a beautiful and regal bird. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsw Posted April 3, 2013 Share #3 Â Posted April 3, 2013 Gorgeous Stuart. Hard to imaging these are through glass. A fortuitous city catch (and hopefully for her soon as well.... ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northwest Wanderer Posted April 3, 2013 Share #4 Â Posted April 3, 2013 Great shots Stuart. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 3, 2013 Author Share #5 Â Posted April 3, 2013 Schlemmer, Tri, Henry & Bill - Â Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted April 4, 2013 Share #6 Â Posted April 4, 2013 Stuart, Â Great shots. We had a hawk like that perched on our deck railing recently with his dinner (a smaller bird) and by the time I got my camera he was gone. Â Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalHeMan Posted April 4, 2013 Share #7 Â Posted April 4, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Nice shots. Looks to me like the common buzzard (buteo buteo in Latin, I think) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share #8 Â Posted April 4, 2013 Orient, Dee, Francois & Paul - thank you. Â Simon - Thank you. I suspect it's really a raptor rather than a carrion eater since its head is fully fledged. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allamande Posted April 5, 2013 Share #9 Â Posted April 5, 2013 Stuart, Â What sharp eyes Barbara has! And what a sharp lens you have to render these fabulous images. I cannot believe that this is through a dirty window. Well done! Â Ece Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share #10 Â Posted April 5, 2013 Ece - Â Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildlightphoto Posted April 9, 2013 Share #11 Â Posted April 9, 2013 Lucky sighting! I believe this is either a Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus or an immature Cooper's Hawk, Accipiter cooperii Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted April 9, 2013 Share #12 Â Posted April 9, 2013 I think this is a Cooper's Hawk. They are regular visitors to our back garden where they pick off rodents and the occasional sparrow. Â Beautiful shots! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share #13 Â Posted April 9, 2013 Taos, Doug & Brent - Â Thank you. I've now labeled the images on our site. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northwest Wanderer Posted April 10, 2013 Share #14 Â Posted April 10, 2013 Taos, Doug & Brent -Â Thank you. I've now labeled the images on our site. Â Stuart, I agree with Doug & Brent. The bird has all the markings of a juvenile Cooper's Hawk. Your image is of a quality that could be used in a field guide. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 11, 2013 Author Share #15 Â Posted April 11, 2013 Janki, Otto & Bill - Â Thank you. Barbara looked it up and was about to tell me it was a Cooper's hawk when she saw the caption on our site, thanks to Forum members. I also sent the photos to a central California friend who does a lot of raptor rescue work. She tells me: "What fun! And great shots. Cooper's, Red-tails, Peregrines, Great Horned Owls, and Screech Owls now inhabit almost every city and town I know. Adaptation at work." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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