Why is this Hawks beak green? (1 Viewer)

[Gingling]

I took this photo earlier this evening and when I loaded it up on my computer I noticed the top of it's beak looks green.

Gingling

 

[danehower]

I dont know about the green on its beak - but the photo is beautiful ! Gives the feeling of a critter hiding in the grass looking at that bird. Nice job in any case.

 

[Accipiter91]

I agree! Nice shot! This a juvenile Coopers Hawk (correct me if I am wrong...not too good with hawks) and I think that would explain the green tint...or perhaps it is just the lighting...

 

[Gingling]

I agree! Nice shot! This a juvenile Coopers Hawk (correct me if I am wrong...not too good with hawks) and I think that would explain the green tint...or perhaps it is just the lighting...

There were two of them in the yard. I went out to see why all the quail and sparrows etc were hiding and not eating and found this one and another sitting in the yard.

The other had the same green tint to it also but I did not get a photo of it before it flew. I normally have a meadow hawk , and a couple of sharpies feeding in the yard all day but this afternoon it was these two.

My ravens came in to feed around them but no one else did. They must be fierce little critters to instill such fear in birds used to hanging out with bigger hawks daily and willing to risk a swack from above in order to feed.

Gingling

 

[Gingling]

I dont know about the green on its beak - but the photo is beautiful ! Gives the feeling of a critter hiding in the grass looking at that bird. Nice job in any case.

Thanks for the compliments , glad you like it.

Here is a photo of the other one but as you can see I did not get it's face. Still it should help to ID the critters. It is standing next to a standard 6'.5 '' T post and the wire is two by four inch mesh for scale.

Keeps the cats , dogs , people, coyotes, badgers, porkys, deer etc out and the horses in.

Gingling