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tblue37

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9. I have three large cats, but my fourth, my daintiest girl kitty

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #6)

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 09:07 PM

Jul 2015

was sitting in front of me as I tried to think of how best to describe the birds, so I wasn't thinking that large. ANd since she was sitting, her tail didn't figure into my sense of her size. In fact, I underestimated her size anyway, since she would be 8" from neck to foot if I measure her from the front s she sits facing me, so her head would make her too tall to be a good reference for the hawks' size.

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FOUR young hawks were just standing around together in my backyard!! [View all] tblue37 Jul 2015 OP

If it would help anyone to identify the hawks, I live in eastern Kansas. nt tblue37 Jul 2015 #1

I can't swear to it but I think the one on the left is Frank. DawgHouse Jul 2015 #2

If the birds were cat-sized I'm guessing they might be female red-tailed hawks. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2015 #3

I was guessing maybe Cooper's Hawks, but I don't know much about birds. nt tblue37 Jul 2015 #4

The seemed pretty small for hawks--about the size of large crows. nt tblue37 Jul 2015 #5

Then maybe they could be Cooper's hawks, which are smaller than red-tailed hawks. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2015 #6

I think they were maybe 7" or 8" tall as they stood there. nt tblue37 Jul 2015 #7

Does this help? The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2015 #8

It does. I think they might be Cooper's Hawks after all: tblue37 Jul 2015 #12

I have three large cats, but my fourth, my daintiest girl kitty tblue37 Jul 2015 #9

When I think of "cat-sized" I think of my cats, The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2015 #11

I have a Maine Coon girl kitty who is 13.5 pounds, a tblue37 Jul 2015 #14

Oh, dear. I just realized why the bunnies and squirrels tblue37 Jul 2015 #10

If the hawks have eaten everything they might move on. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2015 #13

If they try, their talons could easily kill the cat--or injure it severely-- tblue37 Jul 2015 #15