I came home for lunch today and found this male Cooper's Hawk (
Accipiter cooperii) perched outside my kitchen window. I photographed him through glass and a screen...and it was dark and snowy, so the photos aren't the best, but you can still see the beauty in him. It's always a shock to look out the window and see this fierce fellow looking back...
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| Adult male Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) outside our kitchen window. Even the gloom of a steel-gray winter's afternoon can't dull his rusty red chest and belly feathers. His dark blue-gray head and shoulders add to his beautiful coloring. |
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| See you later, Mr. Cooper! |
they are awesome and fierce-eyed birds. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat fun!
ReplyDeleteI love looking at these beautiful hawks,I just don't like when they are after my birds.Nature is tough!
ReplyDeleteI should keep the window closed Kelly, perhaps he is getting hungry due to the cold weather.{:))
ReplyDeleteThey are an amazing bird. So beautifully marked.
ReplyDeleteNice! I love Coopers!
ReplyDeleteNice one! Looks very much like our male Sparrowhawk :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beauty! Unless, of course, you're that little critter that he's got his eye on.....
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful coloration in his feathers...Quite a guy! And who would have guessed he has yellow feet like a chicken.
ReplyDeleteOooh, nice!
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ReplyDeleteThese are stunning photos.
Guy
...thanks, everyone! Our Cooper's Hawk has been back a few times since I took these photos, but he hasn't shown up outside the kitchen window.
ReplyDeletemajestically gorgeous!
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