The sharp-shinned hawk has a small, rounded head with a gray cap extending from the crown to the nape. The Cooper's hawk has a large, block-shaped head with a dark cap contrasting with a pale nape.

A Cooper’s hawk looks like a “flying cross” (a larger head, rounded tail) and a sharp-shinned hawk looks like a “flying ...

The sharp-shinned hawk, commonly called a sharpie, is a small hawk with a big attitude. ... who photographed a determined-looking sharpie flying a migratory path about 100 miles north of Spokane.

They've been getting shots of northern harriers, broad-winged hawks, red-shouldered hawks and sharp-shinned hawk, which have a distinct fluttering flying pattern, Sage points out, "That's just how ...

A blue jay (top left) and an immature sharp-shinned hawk (bottom right) take flight from an eastern cottonwood during an ongoing feud that was amusing to observe.

These hawks tend to be faster, bigger, and wilder compared to the Sharp-shinned and Cooper’s hawks. Found year-round in Pennsylvania, these birds have amazing aerial agility, due to their long tail.

Unbeknownst to me, a sharp-shinned hawk had been sitting in the large Eastern cottonwood tree that grows next to my deck. The blue jay, having had enough of the hawk, decided to come in close and ...

The hawk might have been so focused on following its prey that it didn’t see the window, or the reflection in the glass might have confused it into thinking it was flying through open space.

I gently reached. I gently resumed my original position and the hawk hadn’t moved. The photo gods were with me! The sharp-shinned hawk is the smallest member of a group of raptors known as the ...

Our daughter, who lives up the creek, spotted the culprit first; and shortly thereafter, it made an appearance at our place: a sharp-shinned hawk. Note: This column originally was published Jan. 1 ...