Red shouldered hawks?
@ExecutiveFunction404 We think Coopers'
Do you think they're both juveniles? I had assumed, though it is hard to tell, that the left one was an adult & the right juvenile.
I have a red tail hawk's nest somewhere in the patch of woods behind my house, and I randomly get a peek at them. It took a hell of a lot of searching & comparing, but with the calls & plumage, I'm almost positive this is a juvenile red tail.
Either way, they're all gorgeous animals! I'm sure they appreciated the water, esp if you're in the heat dome 🩷
@ExecutiveFunction404 We are in Tucson, so heat dome is all June every June.
Oh geez...I remember when I went to az, I went to Sedona & Phoenix, with stops between, but I don't remember where offhand. I do remember being sunburned really badly from falling asleep on Lake Tahoe, so when it was 117°, I went out in a long sleeve shirt & sweatpants bc it felt better than the sun on my crispy skin. That's where I learned the difference between a dry & a humid heat. lol
those beaks don't look like raptors'. it's hard to tell what species.
my first impression was mourning doves, because shape, colour, and beaks.
but the screen could be obscuring too much.
@holon42 These things are twice as big as doves, and every bird near the feeders skedaddles when they hop by.
oh, they fly away completely, or just make room?
if they're that big, then i don't know. it's the beaks that puzzle me, but, as i said, maybe the screen is obscuring the actual shape.
they also don't have that raptor gaze, but again the screen.
i do get some pretty large doves in my garden, sizes vary considerably. the older ones can be quite large.
anyway, it's lovely to see birds bathing and drinking, whoever they are😍
@holon42 I'll try to get you a better picture.
right. definitely a hawk, big beautiful birdbath. looks like a cooper's. lovely bird.
@holon42 Yeah, I think you are seeing a shadow in a rock behind the bird; the actual beak is pointed toward the camera, so you can't see the hook.
Not a great photo.