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I was roaming around photographing flowers with my 100-400 lens when all of a sudden I heard screeching above me. I hurried to where I thought the sound was coming from, looked up and fired off a couple shots. No time to change my shutter speed, hence movement in the tail as he was shaking it.
A female hawk stands perched on my backyard fence post. I took this image from inside the house not wanting to spook the bird. Even so, the hawk knew it was being watched. She and her mate made their well-camouflaged nest in one of my tall palm trees. So interesting to watch their movements throughout the day. A beautiful creature!
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Bakersfield, CA - USA
Almost every morning when I look out, there is Mr. Cooper waiting to snatch another finch. Interesting fact: A recent study found that 23 percent of all Cooper's hawks examined had healed fractures in the bones of the chest. It's believed that this is due to the way they hunt. They perch in trees then dash through vegetation to catch unsuspecting birds. A dangerous lifestyle. Photographed in Palisade, Colorado.
Cooper's hawk on the hunt. It landed here just for a second or two before taking off again in pursuit of its next meal. I was lucky to be looking in that direction or I never would have seen it. All very silent.
An adult Cooper's Hawk, perched in a tree! The Coop had its head on a swivel looking for breakfast. Photo taken at Salmon Creek Regional Park, Vancouver, Washington.
A rare visit from a Cooper’s Hawk in our backyard.
This predator is a medium sized hawk, native to the North American
Continent, and can be found from southern Canada to Mexico.
Cooper’s Hawks show the classic accipiter flight style: a few stiff wingbeats followed by short glides. But in pursuit of prey their flight becomes powerful, quick, and very agile, allowing the bird to thread its way through tree branches at top speed! (Info from Cornell Lab)
Photographed on Hilton Head Island, SC, USA
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At least I think this is a Cooper's hawk. I'm not sure what the prey is, but maybe a robin. I heard the jays going on about something in the back yard and went out to explore. Usually it's an owl up in the trees so that's where I started looking. After a while of not seeing anything I decided to look down and spotted the hawk in the grass not too far away. And fortunately it was kind enough to wait there for me while I went and grabbed my camera. Seeing this photo makes me realize that I should probably mow the grass pretty soon.
(I think). I was done shooting and getting in my car when I decided to try and shoot a few smaller birds in some bushes. All of a sudden, this hawk flew over my head into the tree limb right in front of me. What luck! Very little cropping.
August 24, 2010, Lakefront Promenade, Ontario, Canada
He landed rough on these rocks. Just a few seconds before that I was looking at this spot and there were three Mourning Doves enjoying the evening sun. Yes, he missed this time, but he and his shadow resumed their quest for dinner after a short rest :)
Head shot, as this hawk landed in my backyard pear tree...about 25 ft from my blind (2nd story window). 600mm + 1.4 ext on.
I was busy trying to capture a Kinglet when I was hearing a bunch of crows after something and then all of a sudden, this juvenile Cooper's Hawk flew right in between me and my subjects to land in a tree nearby. It was a very close encounter!!!! lol
This bird was in my backyard, up close from 12:57 to 2:51 pm November 3. There is a long story but to keep it short he or she spent most of the time in my apricot tree preening and bird watching. Twice she went to the ground after birds, and failed to make a kill. She returned to perch in the apricot tree after each attempt. If she was keeping a list of birds for future reference that list would include Black-capped Chickadee, Anna's Hummingbird, Dark-eyed Junco, House Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, and California Quail. IMG_5428
Saw this small bird fly in to the mud flats as I was shooting the Mink. Wasn't even sure it was a hawk, so based on its size, I tended to think it might have been a Sharp Shinned, but now I agree it's a Cooper's. This was the only decently focused shot out of 5 that I got of it.
Cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii) is a medium-sized hawk native to the North American continent and found from southern Canada to Mexico.[2] This species is a member of the genus Accipiter, 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.[2] As in many birds of prey, the male is smaller than the female.[3] The birds found east of the Mississippi River tend to be larger on average than the birds found to the west.[4] It is easily confused with the smaller but similar sharp-shinned hawk. (A. striatus)
Cooper's hawk
Accipiter cooperii m Sam Smith Toronto3.jpg
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Accipiter
Species:
A. cooperii
Binomial name
Accipiter cooperii
(Bonaparte, 1828)
Accipiter cooperii map.svg
Breeding
Year-round
Nonbreeding
The species was named in 1828 by Charles Lucien Bonaparte in honor of his friend and fellow ornithologist, William Cooper.[5] Other common names for the Cooper's hawk include: big blue darter, chicken hawk, flying cross, hen hawk, quail hawk, striker, and swift hawk.[6] Many of the names applied to the Cooper's hawks refer to their ability to hunt large and evasive prey using extremely well-developed agility. This species primarily hunts small-to-medium-sized birds, but will also commonly take small mammals and sometimes reptiles.[7][8]
Like most related hawks, Cooper's hawks prefer to nest in tall trees with extensive canopy cover and can commonly produce up to two to four fledglings depending on conditions.[2][5] Breeding attempts may be compromised by poor weather, predators and anthropogenic causes, in particular the use of industrial pesticides and other chemical pollution in the 20th century.[7][9] Despite declines due to manmade causes, the bird remains a stable species.