Wildwood Park, Harrisburg PA

Cooper has settled down a lot. He has a good life now. He still digs huge holes and is jealous of Mr Whiskers. Cooper does his best to block Mr Whiskers from getting on the bed.

Sam Lena Park, Tucson AZ

Milton, De.

this is a blast from the past. taken at the Royal Adelaide Show 2011.

Coopers

Meadville, PA. One positive of being at home is the opportunity to see moments that would have otherwise been missed. This Cooper's Hawk flew by my window, and I was able to grab my camera in time to take a few photos. The reddish stains on the talons suggests that this bird has been successfully hunting. Thanks for looking and any feedback.

My best encounter with an adult Cooper's Hawk. I posted two views which show good field marks since it posed so nicely for me. It has a pale nape, and thicker legs and talons than a Sharp-shinned Hawk.

The previous shot shows the long and rounded tail typical of a Cooper's Hawk.

I can't identify the prey species, but it can be seen on a zoom to the talons.

Emily Murphy Park. Edmonton, Alberta.

Added to my Canada 150 Album.

www.flickr.com/photos/donaldsducks/albums/72157678218012351

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A juvenile Cooper's hawk.

Lemoine Point, Kingston Ontario

a Cooper's Hawk looks down on the woodlands, intent on spotting potential prey

Backyard stalker

Coopers Cottage at Lightning Ridge.

A Cooper's Hawk gathers nesting material for a late-season nest.

HFF!

My local Accipiter!

Coyote Hills Regional Park

Fremont, CA

Thanks for your visit, faves and/or comments.

Cooper scored a sweet spot in the armchair on top of clean clothes. (Well, they were clean.)

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Coopers Hawk

Cooper's Hawk in the apple tree a few feet from the feeder. Had to take the feeder down for a while.

Denver, Colorado

I spent at least an hour at my home over a 3 hour period photographing this beautiful hawk while he attempted to get a meal. House sparrows were hiding in a brush pile where he was perched most of the time but he failed to make a kill. He chased several sparrows and flew to nearby trees, including my crabapple tree but always returned to the brush pile. I got my best photos ever of a Cooper's hawk. Previously I got good photos through window glass but yesterday I was standing outdoors very close to this bird. I hope he survives the winter. He was not adept at capturing a meal. He did have a little bit of blood on his lower breast indicating that he has eaten recently but I don't beleive he was able to capture a meal at my home even though there are hundreds of house sparrows, juncos, and a few quail. IMG_0751

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Here are two more views of this morning.

I came across this mature cooper's hawk by a stream's edge. I've been told that it bathes at this spot somewhat regularly, but it flew off before I could witness the actual bath.

The Cooper’s Hawk is quite a small Raptor. Usually captures prey while flying.

Went to a large dog park today, with the dog, in late afternoon, with my longest lens. This guy posed so nicely in the wind.

Cooper's hawk

This Cooper's Hawk was seen among the branches at the Los Angeles County Arboretum in January 2018.

See the story here:

www.mykawartha.com/opinion-story/10325998-watching-the-co...

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The B&H rolls through Coopers Plains, New York behind a pair of ALCO C424s with a train of mostly empty propane tanks from Savona heading east towards the NS interchange in Painted Post. B&H operates one of the few remaining sections of the Lackawanna mainline between Buffalo and Binghamton that wasn't abandoned immediately after the Erie Lackawanna merger in 1960. Before the prelude of the EL merger, the double-track DL&W mainline stretched 396 miles between Buffalo and Hoboken.

a Cooper's Hawk stares down the long lens on a hot desert evening

Backyard wildlife

This seemed very small for a Cooper's Hawk but that is my best guess as to ID. The Sharp-shinned Hawk is very similar and somewhat smaller but I believe the tail feathers are squarer. This guy was seen checking me out from a tree adjacent to the car park at King Gillette Ranch

Maybe

A coopers hawk has a nest in the greenbelt near our home. One of the chicks left the nest before he could fly. One adult stands guard over it and lets humans & dogs walking by know that they are not welcome, by dive bombing them from behind. He is warning us to stay away from the young one.

Juvenile Cooper's Hawk - (Accipiter cooperii)

Hi There!

It is Wannabe Warmer Wednesday, a day to post something other than rain or snow! It is all about warmth of spirit, no matter where you live!

Summer and early fall 2018 brought many photographers to a local park because there was a parent and youngster Cooper's Hawk who didn't mind the lens. Imagine that! So on this very warm fall morning, my friends and I went to find the Cooper's and lo and behold, the young one decided to fly right in front of us and pose in the crabapple tree! WWW!

I'm especially appreciative of finding these hawks in 2018, because aside from a quick spotting of the adult in very early spring of 2019, I didn't see any Cooper's in 2019.

Thanks a million for stopping by and for your comments, all are appreciated! I love hearing from you! Have a fantastic day!

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Roberts Bank Wildlife Management Area.

Ladner, Delta, British Columbia, Canada

Cooper's hawk (Astur cooperii) is a medium-sized hawk native to the North American continent and found from southern Canada to Mexico. This species was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. As in many birds of prey, the male is smaller than the female.

Do you think when Cooper (he's a Cooper Hawk) isn't gliding with ease in the air that he sits in a tree or on a pole and sharpens his nails?

Juvenile, taken at Payson Park in Portland, Maine