Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyAccipitridae
HabitatWoodlands and suburbs, often ambushing feeder birds
SeasonWinter visitor and migrant across Texas
LocationCedar Park, Texas, Williamson County, Texas
Size11 in
DietSmall songbirds taken in flight
ConservationLeast Concern
CameraNikon Z9Lens800mmAperturef/8Shutter1/1600ISO1800
Sharp-shinned Hawk, scanning for lunch, Cedar Park.
About the Sharp-shinned Hawk
The smallest accipiter in North America, built for ambush: short rounded wings, a long square-cornered tail, and pencil-thin legs. A backyard blur that empties the feeders in a heartbeat.
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