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Comment by Sue OldsWidow on March 13, 2014 at 20:34

that is a beautiful bird

Comment by Ken Spielvogel on March 13, 2014 at 15:49

Yes, there is quite a difference. Birds of prey are really interesting. We have some Eagles around here right now.

Comment by Ron Cooper on March 13, 2014 at 15:20

Yep! I do believe you're right, Ken. I was waaay off with my guess of a Peregrine Falcon. Completely different coloring on the two. Check it out:

Here is the Peregrine Falcon...

And here is the Red-shouldered Hawk...

As shown in the pictures, the Peregrine has much darker plumage than the Hawk. And there are other distinguishing features such as size and weight that can be described on their respective Wikipedia pages. Here are the links for those pages, should anyone be interested in learning more about these beautiful creatures:

Peregrine Falcon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peregrine_Falcon

Red-shouldered Hawk: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-shouldered_Hawk

Thanks to your photo and my incorrect guess I am now just a little bit more informed than I was previously. And for that I thank you! 

Comment by Ken Spielvogel on March 13, 2014 at 7:46

Ron, I'm not sure, but I think it is a Red Shouldered Hawk.

Comment by Ron Cooper on March 13, 2014 at 6:48

Is that a Peregrine, Ken? A splendid looking bird of prey!