WOW What kind of Hawk or Falcon is this?

[sparks19]

Oooo, looks like a goshawk! Gorgeous!

Love, Columbine

I was thinking the same thing because I looked at some online pictures LOL but i wasn't sure about that.

It was really cool.

BTW, he did end up coming back to scoop up the squirrel lol.

[Argranade]

Seems like a Juvenile Red Tailed Hawk,

The body is much larger than a gosh hawk and the wings are more thick and short, a gosh hawk is a slim bird and the spots/stripes on ther chest are more together, and there heads are also smaller with longer legs.

Beautiful & R.I.P the squirrel lol.

Great pics =)

Oh and here is another photo of a Juvenile Red Tailed Hawk.

[critter crazy]

Seems like a Juvenile Red Tailed Hawk,

The body is much larger than a gosh hawk and the wings are more thick and short, a gosh hawk is a slim bird and the spots/stripes on ther chest are more together, and there heads are also smaller with longer legs.

Beautiful & R.I.P the squirrel lol.

Great pics =)

I have to agree, looks like a Juvinile Red tailed Hawk. Very common, we see tons of them areound here.

[sparks19]

Seems like a Juvenile Red Tailed Hawk,

The body is much larger than a gosh hawk and the wings are more thick and short, a gosh hawk is a slim bird and the spots/stripes on ther chest are more together, and there heads are also smaller with longer legs.

Beautiful & R.I.P the squirrel lol.

Great pics =)

Oh and here is another photo of a Juvenile Red Tailed Hawk.

Are they always that dark or can they be lighter?

He was a fairly light brown. how big do red tail hawks get? this guy was pretty big but I don't have a comparison for a full grown red tail.