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What bird am I? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌎 #WhatBirdAmI #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

"Birders often struggle to tell my species apart from another similar-looking—but no-longer considered as closely related as first thought—bird of prey. Notice my rounded tail feathers and capped head; what juvenile North American hawk am I?"

Image description:
A high-resolution, vertical close-up photo of a juvenile bird of prey perched on a thin black metal fence loop. The hawk is facing away from the camera but has its head turned sharply to the left, looking back over its shoulder with a piercing yellow eye. Its feathers are a mix of brown and grey with prominent white spots on its back and wings. The long, straight tail features thick, horizontal dark brown and light grey bands. Its talons are visible gripping the metal bar against a soft, blurred brown background. Gemini 3 (Edited)

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@mybirdcards@mastodon.world aww dang it. Going forward I was going to answer "Cooper's Hawk" for every bird, until you posted a Cooper's Hawk. And now look.

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Hey! That was my plan, too!!

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@Lorraine@kind.social @mybirdcards@mastodon.world Here's a pic my son took about 3 years ago. This was in town.

A Cooper's hawk perched on a tree limb. The viewer is looking up at it and there are yellow maple leaves across the top. A bright blue sky adds the background. The hawk is looking to the left.