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peargrin · Sep-15-2011, 12:24 PM #1

I think it's a juvenile Cooper's Hawk? It seemed big enough... Does anyone know?

**Harryb** · Sep-15-2011, 05:26 PM #2

Good capture, I would agree with your ID.

dbaker1221 · Sep-16-2011, 02:52 PM #3

I agree also..looks like the one that hangs around my house from time to time. Good capture!

Netgarden · Sep-16-2011, 10:30 PM #4

I've got one also chattering away at me on occasion. He started hanging around when my cat was a kitten. One day I swear he was swearing away at me because he didn't have a clue how to get the full grown cat. Kept following over her. She's big enough to hold her own now, and I'm afraid no one wants to mess with her now. But the Cooper still comes by due to the bird feeder.

Look around in your area he might have a family and nest somewhere. I found 3 babies last year nearby, and 4 this year!

leilanimr · Sep-17-2011, 11:09 AM #5

We lost a number of songbirds and doves due to hawks, not something I care to witness in my backyard. Now when a hawk sets it sites on an easy meal the feeders are taken down until the hawk moves on.

Good shot, it is a beautiful bird.

Yaflyyadie · Sep-17-2011, 03:39 PM #6

Very nice picture, lots of detail.
Right background for its color.
Y.

peargrin · Sep-17-2011, 06:44 PM #7

Hi Harry, many thanks for the nice review and confirmation on the ID! Very appreciated!

Hi Dave, thanks so much! This is the first time we've seen one around the house...lucky you!

Hi Linda, and yikes on the cat story! Wouldn't want to take bets on the outcome of that match! Thanks for the tip on looking for a nest...great idea!

Hi Leilani, that sounds awful! I can't blame you for taking your feeders down. This is a young, not so stealthy one, and the songbirds seemed to vacate for the day. I don't want him eating "my" birds, but I still hope he found something to eat...go figure :). Many thanks for the kind comments!

Hi Yaflyyadie, many thanks for the very kind review!

Thanks so much for stopping by everyone!

pear

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korandoke · Sep-18-2011, 05:39 AM #8

very nice shot

peargrin · Sep-19-2011, 09:50 AM #9

Hi Korandoke, many thanks! I'm so happy you like it! Cheers, pear

fool4thecity · Sep-19-2011, 10:25 AM #10

Nice shot. Don't take down your feeders, capture an action shot.

Dennis Kaczor · Sep-21-2011, 10:36 AM #11

Coopers Hawk it is, and no wonder the birds are not around with this guy in the tree. Nice capture.

peargrin · Sep-22-2011, 08:10 PM #12

Hi Mike, many thanks! I shouldn't feel this way but, yikes, that would be too much action for me... :(. A heron with a fish is about my speed...

Hi Denis, thanks so much! You've got it...those chickadees are no dummies! :)

Cheers, pear


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Sep-15-2011, 12:24 PM #1
peargrin ^OP Pear Grinner Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 108	Why My Birdfeeder Is A Ghost Town I think it's a juvenile Cooper's Hawk? It seemed big enough... Does anyone know?

Sep-15-2011, 05:26 PM #2
Harryb old and lazy Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Viera, Florida Posts: 22,541	Good capture, I would agree with your ID. __________________ Harry http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"

Sep-16-2011, 02:52 PM #3
dbaker1221 dbaker Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: wi, usa Posts: 4,480	I agree also..looks like the one that hangs around my house from time to time. Good capture! __________________ If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something Dave

Sep-16-2011, 10:30 PM #4
Netgarden Beachbum Linda Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: southern cal Posts: 819	I've got one also chattering away at me on occasion. He started hanging around when my cat was a kitten. One day I swear he was swearing away at me because he didn't have a clue how to get the full grown cat. Kept following over her. She's big enough to hold her own now, and I'm afraid no one wants to mess with her now. But the Cooper still comes by due to the bird feeder. Look around in your area he might have a family and nest somewhere. I found 3 babies last year nearby, and 4 this year! __________________ .Linda's OCwildlife Galleries

Sep-17-2011, 11:09 AM #5
leilanimr Major grins Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 200	We lost a number of songbirds and doves due to hawks, not something I care to witness in my backyard. Now when a hawk sets it sites on an easy meal the feeders are taken down until the hawk moves on. Good shot, it is a beautiful bird. __________________ Leilani M Ramsey http://leilanimr.smugmug.com

Sep-17-2011, 03:39 PM #6
Yaflyyadie Major grins Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Miami Posts: 549	Very nice picture, lots of detail. Right background for its color. Y.

Sep-17-2011, 06:44 PM #7
peargrin ^OP Pear Grinner Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 108	Hi Harry, many thanks for the nice review and confirmation on the ID! Very appreciated! Hi Dave, thanks so much! This is the first time we've seen one around the house...lucky you! Hi Linda, and yikes on the cat story! Wouldn't want to take bets on the outcome of that match! Thanks for the tip on looking for a nest...great idea! Hi Leilani, that sounds awful! I can't blame you for taking your feeders down. This is a young, not so stealthy one, and the songbirds seemed to vacate for the day. I don't want him eating "my" birds, but I still hope he found something to eat...go figure :). Many thanks for the kind comments! Hi Yaflyyadie, many thanks for the very kind review! Thanks so much for stopping by everyone! pear http://peargrin.smugmug.com

Sep-18-2011, 05:39 AM #8
korandoke Major grins Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: belgium (europa) www.schendelbeke.be Posts: 516	very nice shot __________________ Best regards, Korandoke

Sep-19-2011, 09:50 AM #9
peargrin ^OP Pear Grinner Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 108	Hi Korandoke, many thanks! I'm so happy you like it! Cheers, pear

Sep-19-2011, 10:25 AM #10
fool4thecity Major grins Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 366	Nice shot. Don't take down your feeders, capture an action shot. __________________ www.mikeklarich.com

Sep-21-2011, 10:36 AM #11
Dennis Kaczor Major grins Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada Posts: 2,176	Coopers Hawk it is, and no wonder the birds are not around with this guy in the tree. Nice capture. __________________ Regards - Dennis Nikon D300S, D700, 14-24mm, 24-70mm, 70-200mm, 300mm, 500mm ICUR Digital Photographers Natures-Den Photography


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Sep-22-2011, 08:10 PM #12
peargrin ^OP Pear Grinner Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 108	Hi Mike, many thanks! I shouldn't feel this way but, yikes, that would be too much action for me... :(. A heron with a fish is about my speed... Hi Denis, thanks so much! You've got it...those chickadees are no dummies! :) Cheers, pear