Sharp-shinned Hawk have a meal in my Dad's driveway

I venture over into SW Idaho every Memorial Day to visit, and in the last couple of years, a pair of Sharp-shinned hawks have moved into his neighborhood and utilize the massive Sycamore there as a regular perch/feeding area. These are some of the most DILIGAF raptors I've ever encountered, with one of them allowing us to drive up directly next to in on the fence. I finally encountered one down low and out of the leaves this year.

There is a very small bit of gore, just as a warning for those sensitive. I think it was a sparrow of some kind based on the third shot, but not sure.

They are quite vocal and surprisingly "squeaky" when they make a call.

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Very nice set, a biologist doing his dissertation on hawk species tolerance of nesting in or very near urban areas gave a talk for our local Audubon. Apparently some species of hawk will choose a variety of trees to nest others have specific preferences. He got his data from maps of hawk nesting sites over the years. He used this information to show how hawks tolerate the change in environment. One species that seemed to be favorably inclined to urban habitats was the Cooper's hawk. I don't remember if he had data on sharp-shin. His data came from Eastern Ventura Co. here in So Calif.

Paul A wrote in post #19386861
Very nice set, a biologist doing his dissertation on hawk species tolerance of nesting in or very near urban areas gave a talk for our local Audubon. Apparently some species of hawk will choose a variety of trees to nest others have specific preferences. He got his data from maps of hawk nesting sites over the years. He used this information to show how hawks tolerate the change in environment. One species that seemed to be favorably inclined to urban habitats was the Cooper's hawk. I don't remember if he had data on sharp-shin. His data came from Eastern Ventura Co. here in So Calif.

Thanks! It was quite interesting to see just how little concern the thing had for us and our activity in its presence.