I would vote for the juvenile goshawk! Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 11, 2019, at 8:59 PM, Diana Beatty <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mississippi Kites to my knowledge are unlikely to take a dove as prey; > they're not drastically larger than one to begin with, and they commonly take > insects that they catch in flight as prey - grasshoppers, odonata, cicadas, > etc. They do also eat small birds and lizards occasionally and have been > occasionally observed to take pieces of rabbit carrion, etc. But I have my > doubts they could handle a Eurasian Collared Dove. Here is a short clip of > some young Mississippi Kites I took a week or two ago for comparison - > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfVRr7vt7LI > > Diana Beatty > El Paso County > > On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 8:53 PM Joe Roller <[email protected]> wrote: >> This young raptor has several field marks of a Mississippi Kite. >> Joe Roller, Denver >> >>> On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 7:53 PM Vaughn Cottman <[email protected]> wrote: >>> It looks larger than a cooper's hawk; my guess would be a juvenile goshawk. >>> Lucky You! >>> >>>> On Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 7:08:48 PM UTC-6, Pauli wrote: >>>> I spied this enjoying an Eurasian Collard Dove on my deck, and then later >>>> photographed it up at the Highlandlake Pioneer Cemetery. Can anyone tell >>>> me what this is? It is pretty much a soft grey. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Pauli Smith >>>> >>>> Mead, Weld County >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Colorado Birds" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/e5b3d072-a732-49c1-bbc7-40dea11e65ac%40googlegroups.com. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Colorado Birds" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJpZcUAx4Drp%2BZkzbid0fBdXB1f4Kyx%2BhDKvC3U-5tZhAf6eXw%40mail.gmail.com. > > > -- > ****** > > All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old > that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost. > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAM-_j9vM1w4RUhOru0-uX-2HFBoHWjEC0BHEj9Gv%2BwPkDmiNsA%40mail.gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/9EAA8DA3-C350-483F-9D2E-369DAF2BC417%40aol.com.
