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Accipiter cooperii
Cooper's Hawk is a medium-sized hawk native to the North American continent and found from Southern Canada to Northern Mexico. As in many birds of prey, the male is smaller than the female.
Juvenile, on grackle prey (Boat-tailed or Great-tailed)
Spotted on Aug 15, 2013
Submitted on Aug 27, 2013
4 Comments
Thanks Marta, Emily, and Mark - and Emily yes its always good for the young ones to do well!! That way they can be pretty adults quickly
Beautiful, Cody!
Stunning! Superb shot! I love seeing young hunters succeed!
Super shot Cody.