Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) hunting rock pigeons
This hawk is sitting in a tall tree overlooking a barn inhabited by pigeons. It was pretty well hidden in the tree branches and so engrossed watching its prey that it let me creep in quite close. Unfortunately, there were so many branches in the way I had trouble getting a clear view until...
A bit miffed
it flew to another branch, where it landed for a few seconds and then flew away. This hawk haunts this area often finding it a great fast food joint.
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53 comments:
Hi You did well to get these shots. t let he didn't get any pigeon!
Hawks! My absolute favourite, I get a little chill each time I see one and you captured him so perfectly!
Would you mind if I pin this handsome fella to my Raptor Chapter pinterest board? It will link right back here.
adorably wonderful shot of the bird my friend! great capture!
have a nice day~
Great phoot of great bird!
Greetings
JetteMajke
Oh great shots. I must have a fast food joint near me too as I seen a Cooper's Hawk fighting the snowy wind yesterday trying to get to the drive threw or is that fly thorough:) Hug B
Hi! Nice captures. I think hawks are very cautious. It's difficult to take photos. It's very nice of you to take them.
Wow! He is one handsome fella!!
Handsome AND alert, too!
A very fierce looking bird, great photos!
this weekend the hawks were out in our area. so amazing. ( ;
so he has a smorgasbord...he is a fine looking hawk
Kudos to you. These are superb photos of this gorgeous raptor. From the looks of that beak, I would not want to be his pigeon!
Looks like a formidable, no-nonsense kind of guy. Wonderful photos.
What a beauty!
Great shots of the beautiful hawk.
Wonderful photos of the hawk! If I saw one I wouldn't know one kind from another.
A very distinguished looking fellow!
I love when they cooperate by moving to an open area free of distractions. These are great!
Nice shots!
Great captures of this magnificent raptor!
Wow, great shots!
Fast food joint...funny. "I'll have one pigeon to go please."
This youngster did well to find a good source of food, even if, on this day, EG Camera Girl interrupted the hunt ... she will be back.
Andrea @ From The Sol
i never tire of these sharp-eyed beauties!
Wonderfully captured bird. It's magnificent!
Stunning! What a treat! Thank you
These are incredible! What a beautiful bird.
Lovely portraits of a smart bird
It looks cold in all its beauty.
A gorgeous bird!
Magnificent bird ! Beautiful shots of him !
He's sure puffed up in the cold, EG!
Oh wow, these are awesome shots and sighting of the Cooper's hawk! Sounds like it is well fed too! Enjoy your week!
what a majestic bird,
Incredible pictures.
He looks serious!
Oh, he is so pretty!
We had a bigger hawk(I think) out in the dogwood yesterday but there was no way to get a photo. I would have had to shoot at an angle through the window and that is about worthless with screen in and everything.
Oh my goodness, these are great photos of this beautiful bird.
Very nice captures!
So exciting to get this kind of shot. Congratulations to you!
So exciting to get this kind of shot. Congratulations to you!
So exciting to get this kind of shot. Congratulations to you!
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It's a beautiful bird of prey. Rarely seeing them with us. The photos are beautiful. Yours.
Brilliant shots EG.. He definitely has his eye on his next snack.. Gosh its tough out there :)
Amazing shot. I want a zoom lens now, so did pigeon become lunch?
Lovely shots of a great bird.
Lovely shots of a great bird.
Lovely shots of a great bird.
Lovely shots of a great bird.
What a shot!
Excellent shot. Such a pretty looking Raptor. He wouldn't like to hear that I suppose. Handsome then. MB
I had a similar hawk checking out my backyard feeding stations not too long ago but he flew away before I could get a pic. GREAT capture! :)
What a beauty! Fantastic shots!
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