I was riding my bike today. It was a little downhill, so I was going about 25mph. I startled a hawk off of a telephone pole next to the road. It then glided alongside me (not super close at all, but parallel) for about a quarter mile. That’s the bird I think you should write about (I do not know what specific kind of hawk it was)
I am planning a birding trip to Costa Rica (!!), and in the course of my research I learned about a bird called a Tiny Hawk which is simply, a very small hawk. I suppose another person's google might have suggested "Tony Hawk" when looking for information about the Tiny Hawk, but not mine. Mine knows I want to learn about this wee hawk that hunts hummingbirds and bats and is the size of a starling. He's just a little guy! He's a tiny hawk!
I'm a simple man, with simple tastes. I'm fine with basic backyard bird - cardinals, any/all sparrows, random wrens, woodpeckers (downy, hairy, red-bellied) and flickers, even mourning doves - the absolute opposite of my last bird suggestion, the cassowary, which brings fear to the hearts of Australians (take that how you need to).
One vote for the pileated woodpecker! They are shy, but loud! If you’ve heard a call in a North American forest that sounds like a monkey, it’s probably a pileated. Here are some real cuties: https://youtu.be/LeJEqtDZt7g
I still say we need more eagle representation. White-tailed, golden, Eastern imperial (unfortunate name aside)—they’re all great.
I was riding my bike today. It was a little downhill, so I was going about 25mph. I startled a hawk off of a telephone pole next to the road. It then glided alongside me (not super close at all, but parallel) for about a quarter mile. That’s the bird I think you should write about (I do not know what specific kind of hawk it was)
I am planning a birding trip to Costa Rica (!!), and in the course of my research I learned about a bird called a Tiny Hawk which is simply, a very small hawk. I suppose another person's google might have suggested "Tony Hawk" when looking for information about the Tiny Hawk, but not mine. Mine knows I want to learn about this wee hawk that hunts hummingbirds and bats and is the size of a starling. He's just a little guy! He's a tiny hawk!
I'm a big fan of American Dippers. Really cool birds, always magical when I come across one while hiking.
Fairy wrens?
I'm a simple man, with simple tastes. I'm fine with basic backyard bird - cardinals, any/all sparrows, random wrens, woodpeckers (downy, hairy, red-bellied) and flickers, even mourning doves - the absolute opposite of my last bird suggestion, the cassowary, which brings fear to the hearts of Australians (take that how you need to).
Stellers Jay
One vote for the pileated woodpecker! They are shy, but loud! If you’ve heard a call in a North American forest that sounds like a monkey, it’s probably a pileated. Here are some real cuties: https://youtu.be/LeJEqtDZt7g