Sharp-shinned Hawk – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Autumn Sharp-shinned Hawk Portraits

By Mia McPherson|October 14th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Sharp-shinned Hawks, Utah|Tags: Accipiter striatus, Accipiters, adult, autumn, birds of prey, close up, fall, Greasewood, hawk, hawks, male, marsh, perched, portrait, raptors, Sarcobatus vermiculatus, Sharp-shinned Hawk, wetlands|

The last bird I photographed yesterday at Farmington Bay WMA was a surprise Sharp-shinned Hawk that flew in so close I could only take portraits of her or him.

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Mix Of Urban Birds Close To Home

By Mia McPherson|April 10th, 2023|Categories: American Robins, Birds, Double-crested Cormorants, Red-winged Blackbirds, Redheads, Salt Lake County, Savannah Sparrows, Sharp-shinned Hawks, Utah|Tags: accipiter, Accipiter striatus, Accipiters, adult, Agelaius phoeniceus, American Robin, Aythya americana, basketball backstop, blackbird, blackbirds, branches, cattail, close up, cormorant, cormorants, curb, Double-crested Cormorant, drake, duck, ducks, edge, habitat, hawks, immature, landing, male, Nannopterum auritus, neighborhood, park, Passerculus sandwichensis, perched, pond, portrait, raptors, Red-winged Blackbird, Redhead, redheads, robin, robins, Savannah Sparrow, Sharp-shinned Hawk, sky, small in frame, snow, sparrow, sparrows, splash, splashy, spring, stinkeye, thrush, thrushes, tree, Turdus migratorius, urban, water, waterbirds, waterfowl, young|

This mix of urban birds were taken over a two day period close to home. Birds, no matter where they are, bring me joy, happiness, and even laughter.

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Sharp-shinned Hawk Perched And Preening

By Mia McPherson|October 19th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Sharp-shinned Hawks, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: Accipiter striatus, Accipiters, autumn, clouds, desert, fall, fence post, foothills, hawk, hawks, male, molt, molt pattern, mountains, post, raptors, rectrices, Sharp-shinned Hawk, sky island mountains, wooden post|

When it comes to accipiters I see Sharp-shinned Hawks less frequently than I do Cooper's Hawks or Northern Goshawks so when I have a Sharp-shinned Hawk in my viewfinder I become very excited.

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Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk in the Centennial Valley of Montana

By Mia McPherson|August 31st, 2016|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Sharp-shinned Hawks|Tags: Accipiter striatus, Accipiters, birds of prey, hatch year, hawks, immature, juvenile, perched, raptors, Sharp-shinned Hawk|

Last year on September 8th I located an immature Sharp-shinned Hawk in the Centennial Valley of Montana early in the morning as it flew low to the ground looking for small birds to capture and consume.

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