Hawks

English: Common Buzzard

Japanese: nosuri

Latin: Buteo buteo

Date: FEB/2002

Location: Shiga, Japan

Size: L = 54 cm, WS = 130 cm

Photo by Mitsunobu Nakamura

English: Broad-winged Hawk

Japanese: hanebiro nosuri

Latin: Buteo Platypterus

Date: 31/AUG/2002

Location: Smith Point, Texas

Size: L = 41 cm, WS = 86 cm

Photo by Wayne Nicholas © 2002

Note: We were on the Hawk Watch Tower when this bird decided to check out bunch of humans. I had a really good look with my 8x bino since it came as close as 20 ft of us. Wayne picked up his camera quickly and shot a half roll in a few seconds.

English: Broad-winged Hawk Kettle

Japanese: hanebiro nosuri

Latin: Buteo Platypterus

Date: 7/SEP/2003

Location: Smith Point, Texas

Size: L = 41 cm, WS = 86 cm

English: Swainson's Hawk

Japanese: Arechinosuri

Latin: Buteo Swainsoni

Date: 14/SEP/2001

Location: Katy, Texas

Size: L = 48cm, WS = 130cm

Photo by Kinjo Yonemoto

English: Swainson's Hawk

Japanese: Arechinosuri

Latin: Buteo Swainsoni

Date: 13/APR2001

Location: Katy, Texas

Size: L = 48cm, WS = 130cm

Photo by Kinjo Yonemoto

English: Red-shouldered Hawk

Japanese: kataaka nosuri

Latin: Buteo lineatus

Date: 23/MAR/2002

Location: Bear Creek Park, Houston, Texas

Size: L = 43cm, WS = 102cm

Photo by Kinjo Yonemoto

English: Red-shouldered Hawk

Japanese: kataaka nosuri

Latin: Buteo lineatus

Date: 30/AUG/2003

Location: Anahuac NWR, Texas

Size: L = 43cm, WS = 102cm

Photo by Kinjo Yonemoto

This hawk was soaked in the rain.

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