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John Heinz NWR
Presumably the Warbler Wood male, looking for a meal near the little boardwalk this evening
This is the most cooperative Cooper's hawk I have ever seen. I walked all around him/her and watched it for an hour from a distance of 20 to 40 feet. He is sitting on a brush pile waiting for sparrows to forget that it is there, which they did four times exposing themselves to him, but he missed all four times. He chased a couple of birds that were in nearby trees and flew by so close several times that I could have reached out and touched him. Each time he he attempted to capture a bird he returned to the brush pile. I went in the house and returned several time, once to get my tripod. He was here from about 8:30 to noon. I left at noon so I don't know if he captured a meal but he was not here at 2:30 this afternoon when I returned home. IMG_0739
Saw a Starling on the edge of the bird bath and another posed on the suet feeder, neither one moving at all, not drinking, not eating. I thought this very odd, went to the other room to get my camera for a closer look, came back and they were both still "frozen in place". Another minute went by, then the Starling on the suet took off, swiftly followed by the other. A moment late this fellah flew in to survey the area! The Starlings must have been aware of him the whole time, not daring to move hoping to avoid being spotted. 10000 ISO
Cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii) is a medium-sized hawk native to the North American continent. This species is sometimes referred to as true hawks, which are famously agile, relatively small hawks common to wooded habitats around the world and also the most diverse of all diurnal raptor genera. The species was named in 1828 by Charles Lucien Bonaparte in honor of his friend and fellow ornithologist, William Cooper. It has many other common names which refer to its ability to hunt large and evasive prey using extremely well-developed agility.
I was busy shooting a lot of nothing early today, when this beautiful hawk flew by me and landed in the dead tree right in front of me!
I'm pretty sure this is a Cooper's hawk juvenile because of the yellow eyes. If someone knows otherwise, let me know.
This hawk sat on one of the poles I hang my feeders on and I'm sure he was just waiting and watching, hoping too, to nab himself a little bird but it just wasn't happening. They all stayed far away from the feeders while he was here. Smart little birds
This male is enjoying a moment of quiet and a meal for himself. He and his mate have had the challenging task of feeding 4 youngsters, which are large ravenous birds that do not seem to be catching any prey yet.
I have recently posted some pictures of his kids and will post most more behavioral shots and narrative. The four juveniles have been entertaining English Garden visitors and photographers since the end of July with their antics.
This fellow's eyes are unusually red.
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This female fledgling and her two siblings weren't up to much in the 115 F heat that afternoon!
The morning activity at the pond/stream was non-stop. Everyone seemed to know that we were due for some rain and preparations were underway. This Cooper's hawk came after the rain and even availed itself of a bit of stream splashing. As usual I heard the Blue jay's protesting first.
A Cooper's Hawk let me get pretty close this afternoon at Fort Pickens/Gulf Islands National Seashore FL.
John Heinz NWR
Her mate is barely two thirds her size, not much larger than a blue jay. For males, courtship with a new partner can be a delicate affair because the crow-sized females eat medium-sized birds.
Sprinkler Shot 1 of 3
These are juvenile Cooper's Hawks looking daffy while enjoying an industrial strength sprinkler in the Leo Mol Garden of Assiniboine Park. Over a period of about 2 weeks, photographers and park workers had many chances to watch four Coop siblings playing, sometimes hilariously, in the sprinklers, which they loved. I thought that this was one of their more humorous postures, which reminded me of bad guys in cowboy movies carrying sawed off shotguns under their trench coats. Two other siblings joined this pair soon afterwards.
The two pictures to the right show a young female warbler who also absolutely delighted in being in one of the same powerful Park sprinklers.
I was lucky enough to have a very cooperative Cooper's in this birdie. I was able to circumnavigate the tree from which this bird was hunting. There were shoulder-deep water-oriented rushes which were filled with song birds, which this Cooper's was interested in inviting to a meal. Here is a takeoff that I was able to capture, where the Cooper's dove into the brush after a meal. This attack was unsuccessful, but the Cooper's flew back into the tree to await a later attempt.
Cooper's Hawk
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I had a fun time trying to time my shots in between that tree branch blowing back and forth from the gusty winds...when the Cooper flew away I took a pair of nippers and cut that leafy branch away...hopefully if the Cooper shows up again I'll get a more clear shot
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Oh, the inhibition of youth. This young Cooper's Hawk flew to this perch and just started to preen away. There were many people around, but he didn't seem to mind.
The back deck of the South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston offers a panoramic view of the Cooper River. Reflections from the Ravenel Bridge and other night lights painted the water with beams of color. On the far bank, cranes at a shipping terminal work to unload a newly arrived freighter. Charleston, South Carolina
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.