Both Sharp-shinned and Cooper’s Hawks are striking, dashing accipiters. Both predate upon birds, and are very fast and acrobatic in flight. The differences between the two are subtle, though Sharpies are a bit smaller, with the gray cap on their more rounded head extending over the nape of the neck. Sharpies are more northern in their distribution, breeding well up into Canada and only parts of the northeast and northern intermountain areas of the US, with migration south for the winter. Cooper’s however are year-round throughout the US, and though some breed north of the border, their breeding range is limited to southern Canada.

Despite their problematic diet, both species are an exciting, welcome sight, their quickness on the chase is thrilling to see. This fellow was quite small, thus I think a male, and had his mind on my bird feeders, as is a common habit of both species. After a few days without success that I was aware of, he moved on to hunt elsewhere.

Here's another shot of our local Sharp-shinned Hawk ( Accipiter striatus) perched in the neighbours Norway Maple.

Unfortunately the background isn't the greatest, but I take what I can get when shooting in the backyard. The pattern in the back is the neighbours house!

Here's another shot of that handsome Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) perched in our Empress tree, checking out our backyard.

A Sharp-shinned Hawk getting restless watching the bird feeders at the Nature Center.

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)

From a visit to the Western Treatment Plant in 2019

My first ever Sharp-shinned Hawk. I was looking for Cedar Waxwings when a pair arrived in the area. One left, but this one posed nicely. Judging by the bird feathers under the talons probably explains why I saw very few song birds.

A sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus) in the yard near in Tucson, Arizona. (Thanks to Arron Watler for help with the id).

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)

In the shallows at the mouth of the Paisley Drain.

Getting restless, getting ready to take off.

Another pic from when I was bored!!!

Huge Crop

This Great Egret close-up sure helped me see just how sharp their beaks are, as seen in the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, July 22, 2023.

More of the Sharp-shinned Hawk in the Nature Center.

A Sharp-shinned Hawk Flies Overhead

This morning while enjoying my backyard birds, a Collared Dove was about to land near a feeder, when this Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) swooped in and took down the Dove.

I took a lot of shots, but this is the only one I will post. As in all of nature, all things must eat to survive.

South Dakota

I believe this is a young sharp-shinned hawk and not a cooper's hawk (super hard to distinguish between the two species).

This young raptor had a small bird trapped in the thick underbrush but fortunately for the would-be-prey the raptor was unable to get to the bird but it was a missed meal for the young raptor.

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Sharp-shinned Hawk (?)

Accipiter striatus

Cook County

Illinois

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A bird's eye view of the sharp shinned. Mills River, NC.

A Sharp-tailed Sandpiper.

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I looked out the window just as passersby spooked this Sharp-shinned hawk off my front lawn into my Japanese maple tree. I went and got my camera, then went out and shot a horrible photo of it in that tree before it flew across the street to the oak tree, where I got this shot.

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Going by the long middle claw, I'm saying Sharp-Shinned Hawk. Taken in the blind

An adult sharp-shinned hawk perches momentarily with a common redpoll that it caught by flying rapidly into a spruce tree. The heavy snowfall made focus difficult but at the same time created some winter ambience.

A sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus) wondering where all the song birds have gone. With the arrival of the cold weather (note the snow falling) the diversity of birds visiting the feeder had doubled, with evening grosbeaks, spotted towhees, and white-crowned sparrows joining the chickadees, juncos, and house finches. However all of them disappeared when this sharpie arrived.

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This Sharp-shinned Hawk hung out in our yard for many weeks, but I haven't seen him recently; perhaps he's departed for the season.

A fave at this time of year at Jawbone. The Sharp-tailed Sandpipers can be seen in the shallows of the Jawbone Marine Reserve.

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A portrait of a Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accepiter striatus). This one dropped in on out yard just at dusk today. One last look around. Unfortunately it was out of luck. All the little birds had gone to roost!

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Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) photographed in Chevy Chase, Maryland

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