On Veterans Day, I was sitting at my kitchen window with a delicious mug of freshly brewed coffee, a comfortable seat and freshly washed windows to look through. All I needed to do was wait and watch.
One of the smallest raptors, the sharp-shinned hawk is a highly skilled predator that can be seen terrorizing sparrows and other small birds throughout the Helena Valley. With a wingspan that averages ...
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Types of Hawks in Virginia — With Pictures!
From the mountainous west to the coastal east, there’s no shortage of diverse habitats in Virginia. As a result, a variety of ...
A blue jay (top left) and an immature sharp-shinned hawk (bottom right) take flight from an eastern cottonwood during an ongoing feud that was amusing to observe. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON It ...
Looking at our backyard bird feeding station on a sunny Saturday afternoon, there was not a bird in sight. What’s going on? It didn’t take me long to spot the issue. A sharp-shinned hawk was perched ...
Age and Sex Differences in Wing Loading and Other Aerodynamic Characteristics of Sharp-Shinned Hawks
Adult sharp-shins have significantly longer and wider wings, greater wing areas, higher wing loadings and higher aspect ratios than juveniles. Juveniles have longer tails and greater tail areas than ...
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