Coopers Hawk juvi 2
I found this Coopers hawk chasing some of my crows today! I'm pretty sure it's one of the hawks I watched this summer, further up the creek. I was walking along, looking right above me, when I heard a crow, unusually loud and coming my way! I lowered my gaze to find four crows coming right at me with this coopers Hawk right behind them! They all passed about ten feet to my right!!! Breath taking!!!! At one point a crow made a hard turn, and the hawk did a half loop and roll-out at the top, straight for the crow! Fighter pilots probably have a word or phrase for the maneuver. My words for what I saw is 'OVER THE TOP AWESOMENESS'! A very exciting day of bird watching today! Oh...and...the hawk didn't catch a crow! :)
Ralston Creek Trail, 8-18-10.
Coopers Hawk juvi 2
I found this Coopers hawk chasing some of my crows today! I'm pretty sure it's one of the hawks I watched this summer, further up the creek. I was walking along, looking right above me, when I heard a crow, unusually loud and coming my way! I lowered my gaze to find four crows coming right at me with this coopers Hawk right behind them! They all passed about ten feet to my right!!! Breath taking!!!! At one point a crow made a hard turn, and the hawk did a half loop and roll-out at the top, straight for the crow! Fighter pilots probably have a word or phrase for the maneuver. My words for what I saw is 'OVER THE TOP AWESOMENESS'! A very exciting day of bird watching today! Oh...and...the hawk didn't catch a crow! :)
Ralston Creek Trail, 8-18-10.