Scrogdog
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Walked into my back yard an hour ago to watch a squirrel that was at one of my bird feeders when I suddenly noticed this hawk sitting on my back fence no more than 30 feet from me. I was surprised that he didn't fly off due to my close proximity to him, but I was able to retreat to my back door and retrieve my camera and took these photos and several others from my back porch before he decided to fly off. I assume it's a Cooper's Hawk due to its large size, but just want to verify it is. I considered Sharp-shinned, but it seemed much too large for that bird.