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Cooper Hawk
Danielbirdwatcher

Cooper Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)

Yesterday while sitting on my back porch I heard a Gray Squirrel give the warning yell. I looked around for a few minutes and saw nothing and then a moment later he showed up. Ready to pounce on something. An unexpected visitor.
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Habitat
Woods in backyard
Location
Summerville, South Carolina USA
Date taken
Dec 2020
Scientific name
Accipiter cooperii
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P900
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knnthdhrvy
Amazing how quickly things clear out when one of these pay a visit. Beautifully done, TFS!
 
aloktewari
Opus Editor
Supporter
Fabulous shot of this wonderful Raptor ... superb work, Daniel ... tfs ...
 
bievreJJ
wow!! lucky you, Daniel, a fabulous visitor to your garden, and it's giving you a most wonderful pose, a real topper, many tfs!!
 
KC Foggin
Supporter
A great back yard visitor and you captured it beautifully Daniel! I hope it didn't get any little birds though.
 
Kits
What a brilliant study of your visitor, Daniel.
 
peterow
A brilliant posing close up capture Daniel. A wonderful well lit detailed shot, well done.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Danielbirdwatcher
Date added
View count
496
Comment count
18

Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
152.0 mm
Exposure time
1/250 second(s)
ISO
400
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Cooper.jpg
File size
1.9 MB
Date taken
Wed, 02 December 2020 2:02 PM
Dimensions
4313px x 3448px

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