kcroberge

Couple of pics of a Hawk that frequents my yard. These were in the neighbor's tree, about 50 yards away. Pics were handheld with the Canon 7D and 100-400mm lens and are heavily cropped. I think it is a Coopers Hawk, but I need confirmation.

lcrazyaznl

iTrader: (1)

Nice shots man i really need to visit that bird park out by here.

wndrlst

:jealous: I wish a hawk would frequent my yard. Nice shots!

DanL

iTrader: (2)

It's a red shouldered hawk. This guy hangs out in my backyard year round, usually plucking frogs and an occasional snake from the edge of my little fish pond. Took this picture from my kitchen window last February.

CLpower

great shot, i use to have a pet red tail!

kcroberge

Thanks Dan. Then that means I have a couple of different hawks around. There is a Coper's Hawk that takes doves from my feeders. I think he is a bit larger than the guy in the pics above.

jupitersolo

+1,

There was a news story on Fox 5 about a little ankle biter that was missing. Dog was found blocks away from home with a broken tail. The owner of the dog says that an owl lives behind her house.

DanL

iTrader: (2)

Same here. I've watched both Cooper's hawks and Sharp Shinned hawks take birds from beneath our feeder but I've never been able to get one on film. They just zoom in low, grab the bird (usually something small like a Junco or Sparrow), and fly off into the woods with their meal in their talons.

Speaking of feeders, I took this shot of a huge Pileated Woodpecker through our kitchen window earlier this week.

kcroberge

Great pic of the woodpecker Dan. I've yet to see one of those around. I have a few pair of Downies and Red-Bellied, but no Pileated.

The Cooper's Hawk will come in and sit on top of my patio umbrella. Of course all the birds scatter when he does. But he sits perfectly still and waits for the birds to come back, then grabs them when they do. I usually find the pile of feathers when he is done. One dove got away, and flew right through one of my windows. If it wasn't for the screen he would have crashed into the house. Cost me $75 bucks to replace the window.