Cooper's Hawk

[Ed_B]

Cooper's Hawk

I caught this guy sitting by one of our bird feeders.
I think he was looking for lunch.

[petal*pusher]

Beautiful pics! I have a couple hawks that seem to be trying to stake their territory near my feeders too! I feel bad that I'm inviting birds in and they're becoming the "hunted".....suppose it's the old food chain thing.

I love the birds of prey too....just not at the bird feeders!.....p

[LucyGoose]

Beautiful is right!!

Thanks so much for sharing!! I love that first one, and I now have it as wallpaper, if you don't mind! Gorgeous!!

[LucyGoose]

Nope can't have it as wallpaper.....when it's stretched, it messed it up....It's soooo pretty, too.....Thanks!

[PeggyC]

Awesome pics! This guy/girl is SO handsome! But that said I still wouldn't want to see it hanging out of my feeders for lunch...

[Ed_B]

All of my picture's are free to use anyway anyone wants to, I take it as a compliment that you want to use it.
To get a picture of a hawk like that was pure luck anyway, so I am glad to be able to share it.

Ed

[Pandora]

Beautiful shot!

Yep, we get them at our bird feeders too. It makes me have mixed feelings about feeding the birds. I guess the songbird might get caught anyway and while they are alive I have made their winter a little more enjoyable and I get to see them.

We also have the red tailed hawk. I think one actually built a nest behind our house. Our squirrel population has gone from about 12 to 3, so I wonder if it was the hawk.

[Ed_B]

I wish they would go after rabbits instead, no matter what I wrap, cover or fence in, the rabbits will still ruin something this winter.
I don't mind the hawks to much, most of the time I see feathers, it's from a House Sparrow.

[Ed_B]

Lucy if you want to send me your Email address I will send you the full size pic, then it will work as a screen saver.

Anyone else for that matter.

My address is gramush1@yahoo.com