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Accipiter cooperii
A medium-sized hawk with the classic accipiter shape: broad, rounded wings and a very long tail. In Cooper’s Hawks, the head often appears large, the shoulders broad, and the tail rounded. Adults are steely blue-gray above with warm reddish bars on the underparts and thick dark bands on the tail. Juveniles are brown above and crisply streaked with brown on the upper breast, giving them a somewhat hooded look compared with young Sharp-shinned Hawks' more diffuse streaking.
rural backyard along coast
This first-year Cooper's Hawk was perched in our yard most of the morning with several failed attempts to get one of the birds coming to our feeders. It was driven off from it's excellent perch by an adult Cooper's Hawk.
Spotted on Dec 1, 2012
Submitted on Dec 1, 2012
26 Comments (1–25)
amazing shot
Nice!
U should put it on the mission: Global Flight!
Great series! Congrats Donna.
Congratulations Donna. Really beautiful bird & fantastic shots.
Congrats on SOTD! Well deserved!
Awesome spot! Congrats!
Congratulations ... beautiful spotting :)
Great pictures, how wonderful that you saw it in your own yard!
Congratulations, Donna! I'm so glad this series was chosen as SOTD.
wow..nice series...do they have blue eyes?
Wonderful captures, congratulations :)
Amazing shots Donna. Congrats.
Thank you all for the nice compliments.
Congratulations Donna nice shots.
congratulations Donna, great series
Awesome! Congratulations!!
congratulations,,
What a spectacular series! Congratulations!
Oh wow stoning series very nice congratulations Donna :)
great series, Congratulations Donna!
Great capture Donna,beautiful bird,congrats on the SOTD,well deserved indeed,thanks for sharing
Congratulations beautiful spotting and picture taking!
Thanks for sharing your incredible encounter with this beautiful raptor, Donna. Congrats on a well deserved spotting of the day!
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"This stunning, juvenile Cooper’s hawk is an accipiter, a small to medium-sized hawk of swift flight. This particular bird of prey is found in North America.
Among the bird world’s most skillful fliers, Cooper’s Hawks are common woodland hawks that tear through cluttered tree canopies in high speed pursuit of other birds. You’re most likely to see one prowling above a forest edge or field using just a few stiff wingbeats followed by a glide. With their smaller lookalike, the Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s Hawks make for famously tricky identifications."
Wonderful series, Donna!!
Love it!