ill-fated chipmunk, an hour before the Coopers hawk arrived
There are quite a few chipmunks in our backyard. This poor fellow was one that stayed far back in the yard, never coming near the window where I sit when photographing. Before the hawk hunted, I tried to get it to leave by clapping and knocking on the window, but the hawk was undeterred. When it left the fence, it looked as if it was aiming for a squirrel that dashed off, but the chipmunk was caught off guard.
ill-fated chipmunk, an hour before the Coopers hawk arrived
There are quite a few chipmunks in our backyard. This poor fellow was one that stayed far back in the yard, never coming near the window where I sit when photographing. Before the hawk hunted, I tried to get it to leave by clapping and knocking on the window, but the hawk was undeterred. When it left the fence, it looked as if it was aiming for a squirrel that dashed off, but the chipmunk was caught off guard.