Two owls

I went out in my PJs to get my morning paper and in the neightbor's tree were these two owls. I thought they were hawks until I got my 300mm lens on them. Since I'm no expert on owls, can anyone enlighten me as to what kind of owl these are? Comments appreciated.

And - yeah I was still in my PJs when I made the shots. Nice and cool, too - 43 degrees, no time for a jacket.


Lou Neal

Lou, can you present this image any larger? The posture and outline of the bird on the left says "hawk" to me. The bird on the right looks more "owlish" but I can't distinguish its features. Also, where are you located?

Yup - I didn't pay enough attention to the guidelines, I guess. I'll redo it.

Lou Neal

Thanks for posting this Lou. I'd like to see it larger as well, I agree that its very tough to make things out at the present size.

I blew this image up and though blurry, they look like hawks. It doesn't look like their chests are broad enough to be an owl.
Please re post.
JG

OK - my bad! I now believe you are all correct. I Googled images for "owls" and "hawks" and, though I'm not sure what kind they are, I believe both birds to be "hawks". Should have done that first, I guess.

Lou Neal

A larger posted image would be helpful, Louis, but I'll agree with the others as well and say that they appear to be hawks.