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Accipiter cooperii
"Size & Shape:: 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. Color Pattern:: 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. Behavior:: Look for Cooper’s Hawks to fly with a flap-flap-glide pattern typical of accipiters. Even when crossing large open areas they rarely flap continuously. Another attack maneuver is to fly fast and low to the ground, then up and over an obstruction to surprise prey on the other side." ~allaboutbirds.org
"Wooded habitats from deep forests to leafy subdivisions and backyards." ~allaboutbirds.org
I saw this Cooper's on my backyard fence with a European Starling dead in it's talons.
Spotted on Dec 7, 2011
Submitted on Jan 13, 2012
26 Comments (1–25)
Thanks Nopayahnah and Carol! : ) This is probably my favourite series of mine!! haha
Great series! Congrats. I like your video. Very impressive.
Can't say I enjoyed it but it was interesting; kept thinking, poor starling...
Uploaded a short video of the hawk tearing off the starling's feathers! Enjoy!!
Thank you SmallWonders! : )
Great spot!!
Added a few more shots !
Thank you Karen! : )
Great series Veetorius!
Welcome to Project Noah!
Yes Ava! I agree.. although many people aren't a huge fan of starlings. Circle of life, eh? ; )
Poor starling! But fantastic shot, indeed!
I'm actually really excited to have found Project Noah!! Thank you Ismael!! : )
Great series! welcome to the community
Thank you Mary! : )
Wonderful spotting
Thank you Alice!! : )
Fantastic Pose!
You are welcome.
Thank you Satyen! : )
Amazing 1st shot and lovely information.
Thanks Sachin! : )
I added 2 more shots too!!
Nice spotting,
Thanks Arun! : )
Welcome to the 'Hunter' mission .. Superbb shot
Thank you Cindy! He was about to take off (hence the wings spread!)