Juvenile Cooper’s Hawk (Three Photographs)

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I was walking along when another photographer pointed out this hawk. I took a quick shot then turned to see if I could get the attention of my wife who was behind me down the path, which did not work out. I turned back for three more shots, before the bird flew out of range. The yellow eyes and the brown on its chest indicates it’s a juvenile Cooper’s Hawk. Given the circumstances, the results are more than I expected.

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40 responses

  1. Gorgeous captures, Victor, love that flight action shot, great quickness on your part! 🙂

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    February 19, 2017 at 9:27 am

  2. Wow, awesome flight shot especially.

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    February 18, 2017 at 7:25 pm

  3. Wonderful opportunity. Great captures.

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    February 18, 2017 at 6:23 am

  4. Great shots! Love to see the feet on the bird in flight.Sometimes the spouse is getting something better when their attention can’t be diverted!

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    February 17, 2017 at 8:03 pm

  5. Beautiful shots! I love the patterning that shows up in your shot of it flying. That is not something you see often!

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    February 17, 2017 at 8:03 pm

  6. Amazing captures, so sharp and natural!

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    February 17, 2017 at 7:51 pm

  7. Beautiful shots, Victor. The markings on the wings are incredible.

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    February 17, 2017 at 5:42 pm

  8. Fantastic series, Victor. You lucked out… alas, Belinda didn’t!

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    February 17, 2017 at 2:09 pm

  9. Rob

    Very nice job on Mr. Cooper! Hope he stays in your yard and out of mine.

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    February 17, 2017 at 12:35 pm

  10. Magnificent shots!

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    February 17, 2017 at 12:08 pm

  11. Fabulous shots!

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    February 17, 2017 at 11:59 am

  12. We’ve got a Cooper’s hawk that stakes out our bird feeders. I thought that I was running a vegan cafe, but he thought otherwise.

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    February 17, 2017 at 8:49 am

  13. Beautiful series of shots!

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    February 17, 2017 at 8:34 am

  14. Awesome!

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    February 17, 2017 at 7:55 am

  15. nice flight capture

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    February 17, 2017 at 6:11 am

  16. Nice!

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    February 17, 2017 at 4:49 am

  17. amazing work!!

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    February 17, 2017 at 3:39 am

  18. WOW!

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    February 17, 2017 at 3:15 am

  19. beautiful

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    February 17, 2017 at 1:59 am

  20. Such a beautiful hawk and beautiful pictures. I really wish I some day would see one and also be able to shoot some photos.

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    February 17, 2017 at 1:22 am

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