I think a Sharp-shinned Hawk would be not just naive but really stupid to go after prey as large as a Gray Squirrel. So I looked closely at your photos. They have fine (not coarse) brown streaking below, and even though the tail of the perched bird appears square, you can see all the ends of the
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e have had 4 juvenile sharp-shinned hawks frequenting our yard for several
days now. We had an identified nest a couple years ago that also had four
offspring. No awareness of the nest this year. I have gotten many nice
pictures. This morning they were trying to figure out how to catch
