Awesome Sight!!

[Hamsters82]

So I was coming home from walking Luke at seven-something-am and just decided to look up. Well looking at me was this cool looking hawk!! He was starting right at me, then looked to the left, and flew off. He had an awesome wing-span and was tan/white. I didn't see the whole bird, just the front of him and his wings (which were very feathery as if the bird was stocky--storing for the winter?).

The most I can guess (as from looking it up) it could've been:
1) Broad-Winged Hawk: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad-winged_Hawk

2) Red Tailed Hawk (I thought I could tell what they looked liked): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-tailed_Hawk

I believe I saw the first one as this is what the hawk looked like on the branch (of a favorite tree my brother and I used to climb). I hope to see it again so I can really get a good look at it. But it was still a neat sight to behold!

[Hamsters82]

Sorry to double post, but it has been confirmed! I saw a Red-Tailed Hawk; the reason I didn't recognize it was because it's lighter in color and Wiki says they can have light plumage.

I also saw its mate. Wiki also states that females are 25% larger than than the male, so yesterday I saw a female and today I saw the male. Just by looking at it, I could tell it was smaller and had less plumage than the bird from yesterday. So that's pretty cool; now to look for the nest! Doubt I'll find that. I'm thinking of naming them too.

Found some pictures off Google, here's the female I saw (picture her a tad bigger):
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In flight (as also this is why I didn't recognize her being a Red Tail):
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Here's the male I saw this morning (not on the same tree):
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In flight (this is how I knew it was a Red Tail):
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[Die Fledermaus]

Very nice! I have seen some of those in Green-Wood Cemetery.

[pinky]

I like seeing them perched on street lights, looking down on the world. Occasionally I've seen one swoop down to grab a mouse or something from the side of the road or the median.

[Hamsters82]

Whoa, that's cool Robin!! I mean not cool for the poor mouse, but circle of life right? We saw one, I believe it was the male as it looked small, get some straw for the nest.

Robin--can males help out with the nest? Or is it only the females who do that?