Who’s fixed his fine eyes on you?
A Chilean buteo, thats who!
Buteo is a general term that includes all gliding raptors. This guy came to call and stayed with me for a spell, in Valparaiso Chile.
I think, but am not sure, that he is a Swainson Hawk.
He might also be a Rufous Tailed Hawk, which is a rarer, southern version, of the North American Red Tailed Hawk. The rufous is a threatened species.
If anyone can help with identification, I would be most grateful and will post the clarification.
All I know is that he is a gorgeous buteo from Chile who hung out with me much closer and longer than Holler hawks ever do!
Cheers to you from Chile’s friendly hawks~
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Beautiful, Cindy. I love how he’s looking straight at the camera.
Isn’t he awesome. I was a curious sight to him!
GREAT PHOTOGRAPHS CINDY, THANKS FOR SHARING, CHINA
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Thank you & Cheers <3
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Thank you sweet friend <3
Stunning. Also amazing, that he stayed that long. So very beautiful. Your photographs always make me happy.
Your comment just made me happy <3
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Thank you Gigi & cheers to you <3
OM Gosh Cindy, these photos are just so beautiful! Sorry I can’t help you with the ID, but if he’s a Red Tail Hawk he looks a bit different than those in Michigan, my home state. In any case, a beautiful bird! 😎🙏🏻
The rufous is the South American counterpart of our North American red tail. It is a threatened species. I am leaning towards Swainson in the ID, but am still not at all sure. Thanks for your input and glad you live in the company of hawks.
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Lovely photos of a Chilean buteo (hawk) by Cindy Knoke.
Happy Weekend sweet lady <3
I’m not a hawk expert, Cindy, but my guess would be a Cooper’s hawk because of the dark brown top of the head and the narrow tip of white on the end of the tail feathers. The breast feathers don’t seem right for a Swainson’s. The closest other one would be the sharp-shinned, but the white tip of the tail precludes that. So, being only able to see the back and side of the bird, that would be my guess. Great shots of this bird. How nice of him to stand still for you.
These are excellent leads, thank you for taking the time to share them & cheers to you <3
Superb photographs!
Honored. Thank you Anne <3
Awesome post with lovely photographs.
Very thoughtful of you & most appreciated!
Une fois de plus, la qualité de vos clichés animaliers sont à souligner. Excellente photo, félicitations.
Vous êtes très gentil et très apprécié! Merci beaucoup et bravo à vous.
Was für ein grossartiger Falke!!! Danke fürs zeigen…
Vielen Dank! Ich bin froh, dass du ihn magst. Prost, mein Freund <3
Very beautiful! Not sure about the ID. I reblog your photos often when I can, but sometimes for technical reasons that I don’t understand I’m not able to. You take such very amazing photos!
Awww, so thoughtful of you Sharon. I appreciate all you do for our wild world and creatures <3
Fabulous photography as always, Cindy. It’s amazing the disguises those sparrows get up to!
Laughing…..I love your comments!
Beautiful bird! Kind of looks like a falcon, though I suppose it’s a species of hawk.
There is a strong similarity.
What a magnificent bird!
Hawks are gorgeous creatures. So pleased you like him Emma.
wunderschön wieder, alles gut bei dir?
Ich wünsche dir das Beste, Klaus
Vielen dank und Frohe Wochenende mein Lieber Freund Klaus <3
Wow.. So pretty indeed.. Thanks for sharing 💐🌷
Thank you for appreciating him <3
Gorgeous! I hope someone can id him for you.
I hope so too. I am very curious.
Whatever he is,he is quite elegant. Lovely photos, as always.
Thank you kindly & cheers to you <3
I can’t help, I’m afraid
It is tricky, but thanks for trying <3
He is gorgeous. I am putting some birds of prey in my current WIP that takes place in Malta. Do you think they would live in Malta as well?
Google ‘types of hawks in Malta’ and you can see your local hawks, and compare and contrast to find your identification. Let me know what you discover.
There seems to be a Eurasian buzzard, Buteo buteo, which is similar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_buzzard Interesting. Thanks!
Thank you more for caring about the buteo <3
Thanks, I´ll do that. I´ll let you know. xo
Wow! Thank you for the gorgeous photo.
You are most welcome & cheers Jennie <3
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That is awesome pictures and the opportunity to get some pictures of the bird. I would love to come across one.
Next time you come to California, you must stop by The Holler and I will introduce you!
Thank you 🙂
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Sensational photos, dear Cindy. Have a nice weekend. 🙂
Best regards from Alexander
Honored. Thank you Alexander & Happy Weekend.
Oh, he is a magnificent fellow!
So glad you see him as I do <3
What a handsome bird – love his pantaloons decorated with little birds in flight! 😉
Good eye Eliza. If I had seen more of his front, the identification would be easier, but I dared not move. The Swainson Hawk has those markings.
What an amazing encounter! The body and face shape of this buteo reminds me very much of a red-tailed hawk; in fact, I’d say that this bird most strikes me as a darker version of a red-tailed hawk. So, I’m leaning towards rufous-tailed hawk, although I’m not an expert on this matter at all.
That would definitely make him a Rufous Tailed Hawk as they are the Chilean rarer and threatened version of our North American Red Tail.
Yes, but don’t take my word for it! There are definitely better raptor experts than me out there.
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Beautiful hawk. And great photos of him.
Thank you Trent. Much appreciated!
A quite proud fellow! 🙂
Hawks are haughty!
Thank you for posting the pictures of the Chilean Buteo, they resemble the hawks I came into contact at a very early age, we were scared of them, the way they dove down and took our cute chicken still makes me afraid. 🙂
I can understand. They are formidable creatures.
He is a gorgeous raptor, whatever the name. How wonderful that he let you visit up close. As you mentioned, hawks rarely let us do that.
Plus he made direct eye contact and held it. Wonderful!
An alpha male no doubt! 🙂
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Hi. I’m not a birder. But I understand why so many people are. The variety of birds is incredible.
Identification can be a fun challenge. Hawks are particularly difficult because the differences between them can be quite small.
Amazing images- I so admire how you can capture these amazing creatures. Thank n you
Thank you more for your kind appreciation <3
We have hawks each year and I can’t get enough of them bathing in our birdbath. They’ve been coming around five or so years. We must have a large amount of bunnies to eat.
Wow, so cool that they bathe in your birdbaths! I would love to see that. <3
Perfect shots! 🙂
You are kind. Thank you.
Ohhh, what a beauteo! ❦
Perfecto! <3
nice seeing
your friend 🙂
Ahhh, he was a truly awesome friend, my friend <3
That’s one noble looking bird Cindy.
Leslie xoxo
Isn’t he a stunner!
Indeed!
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Oh what a meeting. He was so obliging to pose for you like that. Wonderful photos!
Alison xo
He was obviously part of the Chilean tourist welcoming committee!
So very cool!
He was a cool customer!
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Cindy, thank you so much for these magnificent photographs!
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You are an excellent friend to all us creatures Charles. Thank you very much.
Oh how GORGEOUS!
Yes! Exactly my feeling. So incredible to sit without moving while he chose to hang out with me. How lucky was that!
I would have loved every minute!
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Gorgeous shots, Cindy!
Thank you, he was just a gorgeous creature, he made it very easy.
He was posing! Great photos!
He transcended his haughty hawk self and actually demonstrated curiosity, about a human. I have seen this twice now. Amazes me.
Stunning photos. Son loved this post as well.
Awww, tell your son thank you and same to you <3
Amazing photos, Cindy!
Much appreciated Donna & cheers to you!
The way he is looking at camera!! 😂😂
I know there is such a sense of self in his eyes.
Yeah!! 😀😀
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What a beauty! I admire your ability to catch these critters at the right time, in all their displayed splendor. This one looks as if he wished he had a camera, too, and could snap photos of YOU, ha!
Laughing…..he did look just like that didn’t he! 😉 😉