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cooper's hawk

  1. American Crow, Cooper's Hawk

    American Crow, Cooper's Hawk

    Corneille d'Amérique, Épervier de Cooper The hawk was being harrassed by three crows perched in a nearby tree.
  2. Cooper's Hawk

    Cooper's Hawk

    Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) adult.
  3. Cooper's Hawk

    Cooper's Hawk

    Repost: I forgot to resize my image before posting and I think that's the reason this didn't have a thumbnail in the gallery listing. Hopefully this fixes that. I tried using the delete image command so I could replace with a resized image, but it deleted the entire post. This guy visited my...
  4. Cooper's Hawk

    Cooper's Hawk

    Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii).
  5. Cooper's Hawk, 1st yr bird

    Cooper's Hawk, 1st yr bird

    Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) 1st yr bird.
  6. Cooper's Hawk

    Cooper's Hawk

    Hawk on the prowl for dinner.
  7. Cooper's Hawks, 1st yr birds

    Cooper's Hawks, 1st yr birds

    Cooper’s Hawks (Accipiter cooperii) juveniles. Neither youngster was pleased about the other one’s presence.
  8. Cooper's Hawk, Juvenile

    Cooper's Hawk, Juvenile

    Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) juvenile. Photographed on a power pole.
  9. Cooper's hawk

    Cooper's hawk

    This juvenile providing lots of photo opportunities. We have a healthy population in town, but the adults usually maintain stealth.
  10. Cooper's hawk

    Cooper's hawk

    An immature Cooper's hawk poses fiercely. Fairly common where I live, adults rarely let me get this close.
  11. Queen of the Oaks

    Queen of the Oaks

    I was so lucky to get close to this magnificent Cooper's hawk. She and her mate were just waking up, so I had time to photograph her.
  12. Cooper's hawk

    Cooper's hawk

    I've never seen one in flight up close; its unusual flap-flap-glide caught my attention. Luckily, it came around a second time and my camera was ready. Based on the size, I think this was a female, and it looks like it has just fed. I wish I saw more of these awe-inspiring birds.
  13. cooper'shawk21124.JPG

    cooper'shawk21124.JPG

    Cooper's Hawk that was pretty active along the shooting range road at the park.
  14. Cooper's Hawk immature

    Cooper's Hawk immature

    This individual hangs around one area regularly and likes to pose for the camera. I have posted so many of these guys I don't need to look up the scientific name.
  15. Cooper's Hawk immature

    Cooper's Hawk immature

    This one was quite tame and posed until someone came along with their dog.
  16. juv Cooper's Hawk

    juv Cooper's Hawk

    My second, and so far best, shot of a Cooper's Hawk. The first shot was of one perched high up in a tree along the Bay Trail. This one suddenly flew into view above me out on the bluffs at Sea Ranch, then equally suddenly flew away behind some trees and roofs. I felt lucky to get this one...
  17. Cooper's Hawk

    Cooper's Hawk

    Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
  18. Cooper's Hawk, immature

    Cooper's Hawk, immature

  19. Cooper's Hawk

    Cooper's Hawk

    For once I had my camera ready when it suddenly flew across the road and my AF picked it up. It was booking.
  20. Cooper's Hawk, juvenile

    Cooper's Hawk, juvenile

    Cooper’s Hawk juvenile. On my neighbor’s airconditioner unit. There were two of them hunting house sparrows. I thought they might be siblings.
  21. Copper's Hawk (immature)

    Copper's Hawk (immature)

    There's a large dead tree on wildlife drive that is a raptor magnet. I have seen peregrines, merlins, sharpies, and today this one.
  22. Cooper's Hawk in my yard

    Cooper's Hawk in my yard

    Cooper's Hawk in my backyard
  23. Cooper's Hawk (juvenile)

    Cooper's Hawk (juvenile)

    Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) juvenile.
  24. Cooper's Hawk

    Cooper's Hawk

    Nothing Up My Sleeve
  25. Cooper's Hawk

    Cooper's Hawk

    Yesterday morning, a quick trip to some proven locations produced three good birds.
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