Identifying Raptors

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  • @cherrybomb-fu4xs
    @cherrybomb-fu4xs 5 днів тому +17

    So we all just watched dozens of ancestral hawk tuah's videos and this got recomended to us right ?

  • @leontriestoart
    @leontriestoart 4 дні тому +3

    Finally, one of these that isnt hawk tuah 😭

  • @k.w.1459
    @k.w.1459 4 роки тому +35

    I wish this video had the calls for the specific raptors, as I can usually hear them before I see them circle high overhead.

    • @clover-il7tf
      @clover-il7tf 3 роки тому +4

      Get the app "Merlin Bird ID" on your phone, if you have one. Spectacular array of bird calls and identification ranging from songbirds to raptors. I highly recommend it.

    • @Jettgirl77
      @Jettgirl77 3 роки тому

      the calls are individual to the bird it's not about the type of birds so fledgings sound squeakier than adults and so on. You probably have never seen adults train their babies then if you only noticed them when they call out going overhead. I have hawks that I can call and they call my dog out and myself. They know I record them, so if anything happens like they get hit by someone I have it. They have touched down on me without talons out. Meaning they just wanted to touch me, and imprint like the other birds that have imprinted and walk all over me and train with my dog. The hawk was actually watching us work together and was amazed at what we do. It poaches elsewhere now.

  • @evertonmichell
    @evertonmichell 7 років тому +272

    Oh, man. I wish all the informative or educational videos was like this: no freaking music. Just what matters: the information.

    • @GlobalistJuice
      @GlobalistJuice 6 років тому +9

      I agree! Have you noticed the very annoying and over-bearing music on TV nature shows on the Discovery, History, Animal Planet channels? I've had to stop watching their shows because it became such a task, straining to hear what the narrator was telling me, and made it impossible to enjoy episodes. In those cases, I think it's how they flatten the video, combining the audio/video tracks, and ultimately unable to tweak to any sort of audio standard.

    • @Stoater1
      @Stoater1 6 років тому +3

      Please buy a book.

    • @5mnz7fg
      @5mnz7fg 4 роки тому

      So true!

    • @renerocha6334
      @renerocha6334 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah, I used to love teachers with no charisma! They stuck to the info, no freaking seasoning. Just the meat and potatoes!

    • @henrydupont5129
      @henrydupont5129 3 роки тому

      @@BestOfAnimalss has

  • @Chosenhorse2
    @Chosenhorse2 5 років тому +14

    To make things even more complicated when indentifying hawks, that Swainson's hawks, ferruginous hawks & rough legged hawks come in a variety of different colors as well.

  • @Cynthia713
    @Cynthia713 6 років тому +31

    Thank you for your wisdom... and for sharing. Also, you have a pleasant speaking voice, as well.

  • @SpookyRiver
    @SpookyRiver 2 роки тому +3

    I really dig how informational this video is. Thanks for uploading this, dude.

  • @AndresSanchez-pp3ho
    @AndresSanchez-pp3ho 8 місяців тому +1

    Me and my kids favorite road time killer is pointing out raptors and scavengers here in the hill country. We saw a beautiful caracara eating a dead raccoon on the road and the beak was so unique

  • @LyssyOwOWasHere
    @LyssyOwOWasHere 5 років тому +6

    another way to identfy hawks are if youre lucky enough to hear ones call they all sound pretty much unique, example, the coopers hawk sounds a bit more like a squirel chitering then an actuel squawk, you can look up the different hawk sounds on youtube pretty easily. thank you so much for this video it was amazing! hope to see more soon!

  • @ObservadorSalvaje
    @ObservadorSalvaje 2 роки тому +1

    Beautiful species!! nice video!

  • @bigzsanimaladventures4781
    @bigzsanimaladventures4781 6 років тому +36

    I'm a falconer this is my first year an this video helped me tons to identify hawks in my area of Ohio thank you!

  • @cacatr4495
    @cacatr4495 5 років тому +3

    Superb video! To share this with others, I've saved this to my large Arizona playlist, considering these raptors' presence in our skies. Thank you for sharing this!

  • @skymedic48
    @skymedic48 4 роки тому +2

    I have a raptor frequenting my backyard, because of a feeder. I have been trying to photograph hawks in my area, and thought I'd get lucky enough to get a shot of a red-tail. After watching this, I'm more confident my visitor is a cooper's hawk only because I know they are more popular in my area. Good video. You have a great presentation style.

  • @elizabethstump4077
    @elizabethstump4077 Рік тому

    I had a hawk soaring over my backyard with black and white banding on the tail and one of the bands was a orangish-yellow. And now it's driving me crazy trying to figure out what raptor I saw. It had multiple black/brown and white bands on the tail, but one band was colored yellow.

  • @Sabbathtage
    @Sabbathtage 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much. You solved a mystery of my childhood when it came to identifying Red-Tailed Hawks, that they didn't have to have red plumage to be a red-tail. They were my favorite to watch as a kid.

  • @cortappel6951
    @cortappel6951 4 дні тому +2

    anyone else getting this after seeing random "hawk tuah" videos on their feed?

  • @blurayne1974
    @blurayne1974 Рік тому

    Thank you. This is just the info I needed to identify a pair nesting near by. I see them every day. It's a majestic moment

  • @SeantheBioBro
    @SeantheBioBro 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome video! Really helpful ... hawks are the best

  • @williamwells1862
    @williamwells1862 4 місяці тому

    The birds are almost always seen while driving and even at other times just getting a brief look. In my driving I have four areas I see Red-Tailed Hawks at different times sometimes all in one day. Rarely see a sharp-shiinned hawk.

  • @kufux9362
    @kufux9362 3 роки тому

    It took me forever to find someone explain this as simple as you did...thank you...I live in southern California and now I know what I'm seeing flying over my house

  • @dumoulin11
    @dumoulin11 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you! I can finally say with some measure of certainty that I have a Cooper's Hawk hunting in my neighbourhood.

  • @doerthemanahan9912
    @doerthemanahan9912 3 роки тому

    Thank you very much for this informative explanation of what I just looked at today, and I saw four soaring over a golf course. I imagine it to be parents with two chicks at their first day flying, because I heard their loud calling.

  • @DisastrousKevin
    @DisastrousKevin 4 дні тому +2

    0:25, tuah

  • @at_brunch3852
    @at_brunch3852 Рік тому

    Well you came close to what I saw today but no cigar!
    Driving along a bumpy gravel country road a larger bird than a raven flew up out of a watery ditch as I approached. It looked almost solid black/brown with a shorter fanned tail more copper than reddish under the tail. It was massive. It turned its head ever so slightly to peer back at me. I’ve seen everything from smaller raptors (hawks) to Eagles. This bird entirely caught me off guard. I’m going to keep searching. I thought I saw them all!! Nope. I’ll never forget it.

  • @youcancallmeana
    @youcancallmeana 3 роки тому

    I like the wing pattern tips. But I had always understood that the belted pattern of plumage on the Red-Tailed was a significant and easy identifier, am I mistaken in this?

  • @matthewsanfelipe1237
    @matthewsanfelipe1237 4 роки тому

    I live in Milwaukee WI, about two months ago driving near Stevens point me and my partner from work saw a half bare tree with 15 or more Hawks in it. I thought it was strange , I've never heard of them in flocks?

  • @sherim4848
    @sherim4848 6 років тому +5

    This was GREAT‼️ Thank you for your explanations!

  • @linrachelsc5564
    @linrachelsc5564 4 роки тому +7

    Great help, but including their calls would have been even more helpful for me.

  • @NONIRADIO
    @NONIRADIO 4 роки тому

    I would add a Sharp-shinned hawk's movements are fast like a kestrel and are more likely hunting a small bird.

  • @saaamember97
    @saaamember97 6 років тому +2

    We have juvenile and adult Sharp-shinned Hawks that visit my wife's bird feeders, for the exact reason stated in the video .... Easy meal. When they do, they're not around long! The Grackles and Purple Martins pester them relentlessly until they move on. Back in the day, we used to see nothing but Red-tailed Hawks here in central Texas. However, we don't see them much any more, for some reason. As far as raptors go, we see alot of Sharps and Crested Caracaras these days.

    • @mattr2238
      @mattr2238 6 років тому

      Patrick Lanclos
      I want to see a caracara someday!

  • @IsaacWassom
    @IsaacWassom 9 років тому +5

    Well, that just raises more questions.

  • @1997saltydog
    @1997saltydog 2 роки тому

    Is that intro a slowdown of a wood thrush song?

  • @leedee4968
    @leedee4968 Рік тому

    Great as usual

  • @johnnyaingel5753
    @johnnyaingel5753 4 роки тому +1

    My first time on here i love it I use to love walking for miles away from home in the wild looking at all of creation in nature i felt at home there away from everything in my small little town looking for hawks are falcons i would see sparrow hawks and red tailed and red shouldered hawks and osprey and a bald eagle once and other birds of prey i always looked for falcons and also owls in the evening time as well so many beautiful and fond memories when i was with mother nature alone by myself with her

  • @7thangelad586
    @7thangelad586 3 роки тому

    I always look for the shape of the tail. Thanks for your video!

  • @MARZOSIRUS
    @MARZOSIRUS 4 роки тому

    Haven't been able to disseminate which hawk I have at my work but it's one of those you showed.
    Actually probably a Coopers hawk

  • @gracebarber4544
    @gracebarber4544 2 роки тому

    So Very Cool . Few times a yr. These Darling Lil falcons come dance for me, and Ohhh, it's like Magic. When we moved here, I learned how to draw the baby Hawks down to get water when learning to fly. ME! BUT, Life came.. We had Swollows, I loved Em, I didn't care about their nest, then Life came. The Hawks now Perch on Billboard's,, I haven't seen Swollows in 3yrs, Soon I won't see my Dancing Falcons. I'll do what I can though. " Thank You God for letting me experience your Love 💕

  • @davemyers7507
    @davemyers7507 Рік тому +1

    Cool 😎 thanks for the viewing time today

  • @birdzbeeztreez4248
    @birdzbeeztreez4248 Рік тому

    Thank You!!!This is Great!!!Just Subscribed Too!!!I'm trying to identify this hawk or falcon or osprey

  • @runnerducks5140
    @runnerducks5140 6 років тому +2

    Very nice video!

  • @awildapproach
    @awildapproach 3 роки тому

    Fantastic video, thank you for sharing this.🙂

  • @williamwells1862
    @williamwells1862 4 місяці тому

    I have a red tailed hawk highup in trees in my back yard. It appears in Merlin but I have never seen it. Have heard it twice or more a day always at dusk. Not the last two days must have flown the coup. Plenty of squirrels around . They or a Red-tailed got only one.

  • @jinchovelazquez2605
    @jinchovelazquez2605 2 роки тому

    im here in 2022..ohio. just saw an all black bird about the size of an adult crow, eating a dead rabbit my driveway. however when it took off the tail was quite big and just the bottom of the wing tipped with white. still not sure what it is

  • @drizler
    @drizler 7 років тому +11

    we have a couple living in my field right next to the house. You never see this guy soaring. He's. Super lazy and just swings along the tree line . Never sits in a tree top either always sitting lower in the bushy part waiting for some mouse.
    It took a while for me to identify these guys as I kept seeing it swinging through trees ahead of me down some lane in the trees or fight through them. For a long time I thought it was an owl because of this behavior and it always being dusk along with the size of it. Now one is around much of the day off and on. I used to think it was a huge broad shouldered hawk by the behavior until I saw the fox red tail one day.
    I was mowing the field last week and it's like ringing the dinner bell. He kept landing 100 yards ahead in a tree then when I was under him he would fly ahead another 100 yards and wait. He kept this up until he found what he was after then left..... neat birds

  • @darkJohnSmith
    @darkJohnSmith 3 роки тому

    Thanks for the clarification. I live out in the country, and I see red-tails and golden eagles all the time. But one day stopped the car in the driveway because one wouldn't get out of my way for some reason, got a good look at it and was confused because no red on the tail. Must have been a young one.
    After it was satisfied with looking at me it flew up into the fur tree above. Not sure why it was on the ground, or why it seemed unbothered about me driving up, rolling down my window and asking it to move. Maybe it was trying to get a snake or vole that eluded it. Nothing wrong with it that I could tell, other than it being seemingly more curious than other hawks. Thought it may have been a different species because of the tail and behavior, but nope.

  • @_RayOfLight_
    @_RayOfLight_ 4 роки тому +1

    I see this beautiful birds 🐦 almost everyday. And eagles 🦅 also . Lots of them .

    • @sirbader1
      @sirbader1 4 роки тому

      Where do you live?

    • @_RayOfLight_
      @_RayOfLight_ 3 роки тому +1

      @@sirbader1 Texas . They fly around my house, seating on my trees and backyard fence .

  • @loganross4774
    @loganross4774 6 років тому +1

    For today I am done! I think I saw a Cooper's Hawk for the first time this past spring. But - have watched so many red hawk comparison videos that I have questioned what I saw. I liked your video I think I was a Cooper's Hawk. But who knows when I might see one again!

    • @jaylittleton1
      @jaylittleton1 6 років тому +1

      If it helps, the Cooper's Hawk is about the size of a crow, whereas a Red-Tailed is quite a bit bigger, about midway between crow and goose.

    • @sirbader1
      @sirbader1 4 роки тому

      Probably a Red Shouldered Hawk.

  • @hanifnur6621
    @hanifnur6621 4 роки тому

    Thanks for sharing, I think you must more and more share about identification of birds 🕊️🙏 yeah, conserving nature with You 🧔

  • @tertiusdurham
    @tertiusdurham 3 роки тому

    What's the name of the whistling bird in your video i hear all the time but cannot identify this song bird

    • @Lvsofblue
      @Lvsofblue 3 роки тому

      I had the same question. I have been trying to identify it for a while, but cannot find a video or sound clip that matches it.

  • @tauntonlake
    @tauntonlake 3 роки тому

    I saw an all-white hawk sitting at the very top of a huge pine tree in Connecticut the other day. It was good sized, about the size of a red-tailed hawk. It was a cloudless, blue sky, sunny morning, so the sun was completely illuminating it, like an angel. I drove by, saw it, and had to turn around to go back to look at it, because I couldn't believe what I had seen.
    . It was very high up, so I couldn't get very detailed look at it ... . it looked like a Snowy Owl.; except that it wasn't. I could see enough of it, to see that it had a very small head, like a hawk. Not at all, an owl's head. It was definitely not a snowy owl. The body shape was all wrong. I took some photos, but they didn't come out well. So i'm just going to wonder now, what it was ,,, :D
    EDIT: I just found it! a Leucistic Red-Tailed Hawk -- it was so cool looking!

  • @olakunlesmith8875
    @olakunlesmith8875 8 місяців тому

    Hello, I have two hawks but I really can't identify them, i found them on street, injured, they are babies though, can you help me?

  • @RyanSpringer1984
    @RyanSpringer1984 4 роки тому

    Are you familiar with Hawks native to Florida? I just saw some amazing flight and seems to be a Red Shouldered Hawk but I'm not sure.

    • @sirbader1
      @sirbader1 4 роки тому

      Red shouldered hawk have black or dark brown with white spots on the back, very red chest, easily mistaken for Cooper's Hawk.

    • @RyanSpringer1984
      @RyanSpringer1984 4 роки тому

      @@sirbader1 thanks for the response. I will pull up the pictures and compare.
      I've assume these birds hunt/live in my neighborhood as i see them frequently.

  • @notthatbad8844
    @notthatbad8844 Рік тому

    Wow so cool

  • @minerlord222
    @minerlord222 4 роки тому

    You, sir, have an incredible voice for narration. You sound like the narrator from the movie, ‘Stand By Me’. You should release audiobooks or at the least, tell me where this accent is from :)

  • @JeromeMcCormick0316
    @JeromeMcCormick0316 3 роки тому

    And the differences between hawks, falcons and eagles are . . .?

  • @Jcakiiiii
    @Jcakiiiii 3 роки тому

    Great video thank you!

  • @user-bi6po6zj1f
    @user-bi6po6zj1f 3 роки тому

    I jusr saw a bird fly over head of me in the back yard . It was at least almost the size of a petite house cat..it made a loud low craw sound but i couldnt make out if i thought i saw a bat or a bird because this is at night after midnight literally and its a very odd coincidence.
    I tried to bring a flashlight when i noticed it flying so it wasnt flying past too fast for me to notice some light feathers like white underneath the wings. it was obvious from the movement of the flight that it was a pretty sizey bird. Raptor possibly? In this climate? any one have any idea of a bird that would fly those hours and sound like this and such? It made that type of cry twice as it passed by st least

  • @lori5455
    @lori5455 6 років тому +1

    excellent identifying factors.......

  • @williambreeze2659
    @williambreeze2659 3 роки тому

    Thanks for the video!

  • @punkmom08
    @punkmom08 4 роки тому

    How about the calls?

  • @mattr2238
    @mattr2238 6 років тому +3

    The easiest way is listening for their calls.

    • @LyssyOwOWasHere
      @LyssyOwOWasHere 5 років тому

      not really, you usually only hear there calls if there perched and most people dont even notice them then, thats why i think it was a good idea showing them from beneith in the video becouse you mostly only see them when the're soaring anyway

  • @v.gorski3050
    @v.gorski3050 5 років тому +1

    Great video. Thank you !

  • @maryjanecooke5454
    @maryjanecooke5454 7 років тому +1

    Edifying. Many thanks.

  • @2012truth1776
    @2012truth1776 6 років тому +1

    Fantastic video!

  • @NaturesDisplay
    @NaturesDisplay 11 років тому +2

    That was very helpful. Thank you!

  • @micahbirdlover8152
    @micahbirdlover8152 3 роки тому

    your voice is soothing

  • @witherworld8969
    @witherworld8969 4 дні тому +1

    Hawk tuah

  • @victoriaanthony4004
    @victoriaanthony4004 3 роки тому

    Thank you 🙏🏾♥️ this really helped me.

  • @alexanderjakubsen2198
    @alexanderjakubsen2198 7 років тому +12

    I like birds.

  • @cherylstgermain67
    @cherylstgermain67 7 років тому

    I'm trying to identify a hawk that's been trying very hard to get my chickens... so far, they've been able to outrun it to safety, thankfully. It's quite large with at least a 3-4ft wing span, mostly white underneath and on its back with a brownish speckled design. It may be a red shouldered or a broad winged hawk, not sure... may be a red tail, but its back isn't brown, and it's really a huge bird. We're out in the piney woods country northwest of Houston. Any guess on which variety of hawk it might be?

    • @xavierhorn9825
      @xavierhorn9825 7 років тому

      Without seeing a photo I can not be sure, perhaps one of the species of Buteo that could winter in the area? If you do, would you mind posting a photo of the bird here? Or keeping an eye out for it to snag a photo of it next time?

    • @cherylstgermain67
      @cherylstgermain67 7 років тому

      It was hunting about 100 yds away near the pasture, and I used the zoom on my camera, so the photo isn't very good... if I can just figure out how to post it here. The post it's sitting on is about 4ft high and maybe 4 inches across, if that helps on size. I wish I could catch it in flight, but there's never enough time. Apparently no photos, only videos can be posted ...

    • @madenabennett
      @madenabennett 6 років тому

      you might be able to send it as a message to my account...I can tell you what it is if you do.

    • @kaffenaddict8864
      @kaffenaddict8864 4 роки тому

      I found a family of red shoulder hawks in northwest Houston. They seem to be ally around that area.

  • @realethanangell
    @realethanangell 3 роки тому

    I hear the Red-Shouldered most often..

  • @Forestfalcon1
    @Forestfalcon1 4 роки тому

    I was puzzled when he said a Swainson's is a little bigger than a Red-tail Hawk because Red-tails are bigger..

  • @anthonymelchiorre7366
    @anthonymelchiorre7366 6 років тому +12

    Thank you- I thought I was seeing a peregrine falcon killing the pigeons at my feeder in south jersey (I love it!!!) after watching your video I'm 99.9% positive it is a Cooper's hawk!!! I have the pics and yeah...I was wrong!!! What a great new hobby- from gardening, to birding and hiking... it's amazing how much of a HIGH you can without drugs/alcohol!!!!-AMEN! Thanks again friend

  • @imagineparrish
    @imagineparrish 5 років тому

    At the intro 2nd bird call would anybody know what bird it is? Thanks

    • @johnnyaingel5753
      @johnnyaingel5753 4 роки тому +1

      Sounded like a robin are maybe a cardinal

    • @imagineparrish
      @imagineparrish 4 роки тому

      @@johnnyaingel5753 No not a robin or cardinal

    • @megthurrell2849
      @megthurrell2849 4 роки тому

      Thrush

    • @imagineparrish
      @imagineparrish 4 роки тому

      @@megthurrell2849 I think the first call was a Thrush. I'm interested in the second call. Thank

  • @ophirbactrius8285
    @ophirbactrius8285 Рік тому

    How many predatory bird in nature?
    Eagle, Hawk, Falcon, Accipiter, Kite, Buzzard, Harrier, Osprey, Kestrel... : " Yes! "

  • @jadedchick.4352
    @jadedchick.4352 3 роки тому

    Thank you! This is most, informative. And...Red Tailed Hawks do not always, have red tails. Perfect, because I have never seen their red tails, lol!

  • @roy11gg
    @roy11gg 3 дні тому

    I really love hawk tuah

  • @waywardmuse
    @waywardmuse 9 років тому +1

    Excellent info.

  • @wirchrick
    @wirchrick 8 років тому +1

    That was great! Thanks!

  • @joanpettinger2832
    @joanpettinger2832 6 років тому +1

    Just seen two buzzards in brookhouse hovering south yorkshire

  • @evelyneself4938
    @evelyneself4938 5 років тому +1

    Brilliant.

  • @micahbirdlover8152
    @micahbirdlover8152 3 роки тому

    why do people get confused with great blue heron and great egret identification 🙄

  • @heidimlsb3530
    @heidimlsb3530 7 років тому +1

    Can you identify the bird sounds in the intro. One is a thrush, but what is the other one, please?

    • @jeanneely2413
      @jeanneely2413 7 років тому +1

      sounds like a white throated sparrow to me

    • @heidimlsb3530
      @heidimlsb3530 7 років тому

      Thanks so much! @Jean Neely

    • @heidimlsb3530
      @heidimlsb3530 7 років тому +1

      Jean Neely Thanks so much. I checked it on Larkwire and your are right!

  • @RandomRads
    @RandomRads Рік тому

    1 am in the morning and I am a software engineer. God knows why I'm watching

  • @LJG907
    @LJG907 5 років тому +1

    Interesting .. Still not sure what I have captured in my latest video.

  • @kinggames-kt4wb
    @kinggames-kt4wb 3 роки тому

    Classic .thanks ❤❤

  • @menopassini9348
    @menopassini9348 7 років тому

    6 minutes of descriptions and Not one mention of wing span or size in inches.

  • @williamwells1862
    @williamwells1862 4 місяці тому

    Uh, sorry. Sharp-shined look like Red Tail in my area. The difference is in the size of the bird.

  • @dpetty3461
    @dpetty3461 6 років тому +5

    This video would be improved by covering the rest of the hawks. I've never seen any of the hawks in the video, and the red-shouldered hawk which is the most common hawk in my area, isn't even mentioned.

  • @petergoettler5586
    @petergoettler5586 4 роки тому +1

    "Classics" Thanks, Merci.

  • @_RayOfLight_
    @_RayOfLight_ 4 роки тому

    I wish I could identify them easily.

  • @deavenshank1376
    @deavenshank1376 7 років тому +6

    i seen a little bird chasing a hawk and it landed on its back lol

  • @ronsales9708
    @ronsales9708 6 років тому +1

    My man

  • @Stoater1
    @Stoater1 6 років тому +2

    Buteos are Buzzards not hawks.
    You didn't even mention falcons.

  • @Raytrace3Dee
    @Raytrace3Dee 8 років тому

    Thank you

  • @wesleywesolowski3236
    @wesleywesolowski3236 3 місяці тому

    HE IS RIGHT AND I HAVE 30 YTS PLUS IN BIRDWATCHING

  • @اناانا-ق6ك
    @اناانا-ق6ك 4 роки тому

    Wow is so fast and dingr

  • @keridane9381
    @keridane9381 2 роки тому

    ♥ ♥ ♥

  • @Jack-up6hg
    @Jack-up6hg 4 роки тому

    hey class

  • @charleschase1300
    @charleschase1300 2 роки тому

    HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa!!!