Just another Broad Winged Hawk

Broad Winged hawk from about two months ago. Shot at ISO 1000, I am experimenting with a different workflow for noise reduction. Basically, it is downsizing the image before running noise reduction with Neat Image.

... and here is a slightly different view. I think that I have the ID correct. The skinny "chicken" legs would help distinguish it from a Cooper's.

This one was shot at ISO 1600.

Nice shots, I like all the color in the first one (but miss seeing it in person, when is winter over again?), and I like the yellow legs in the second.

Bill Boehme wrote in post #9491067
... and here is a slightly different view. I think that I have the ID correct. The skinny "chicken" legs would help distinguish it from a Cooper's.

Yes, you have the ID right, and no not because of the legs. The length of the tail in compairison to the wings here is a big give away. Plus the shape of the head says Buteo not Accipiter

TsPoet wrote in post #9491326
Nice shots, I like all the color in the first one (but miss seeing it in person, when is winter over again?), and I like the yellow legs in the second.

Thanks for the comments, T. S. It has been a rough winter here -- I have had to resort to wearing a long sleeve shirt some of the time and even a jacket a couple times. We even got a bit of snow on Christmas eve -- last time that it did that was 84 years ago.

Regardless of the ID as I'm a non resident a couple of good shots.

Thanks for the comments, Ken. My hawk ID skills are not good at all, so I will believe what more experienced birders tell me.

GregMik wrote in post #9491457
Yes, you have the ID right, and no not because of the legs. The length of the tail in compairison to the wings here is a big give away. Plus the shape of the head says Buteo not Accipiter

Thanks, Greg, for the explanation.

Bill, none the less, I like both pictures.

patlannon wrote in post #9491969
Bill, none the less, I like both pictures.

Thanks, Pat.