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Smokin Don:
Sep 12 2014

BBQ is not the only food in my back yard. Here is a Coopers Hawk that flew in hoping for an easy lunch! I saw it fly in and land on the neighbors shed. I quickly put my telephoto lens on my camera. I opened the door quietly and was expecting it to fly away before I could get a shot of it.

It was perched on my fence right next to my finch feeder. I was able to get about 10 shots of it on the fence and one on the high wires where it flew to. They are a pretty bird. I was shooting in burst mode; its back was facing me, after the first shot it turned its head to the right to see me then stood up and looked before flying up to the wires.

I used to see these hawks in my yard more often when I was feeding all the birds and got some nice photos of them over the years. I haven’t seen one for a while so was glad to get these photos of one.







Smokin Don

HighOnSmoke:
Awesome photos Don!

Las Vegan Cajun:
Great shots Don, very nice.  ;)

TwoPockets:
Great picture! We have several hawks of different species that live around us and for the last two years we have had two golden eagles that have stayed around us. My wife has seen a bald eagle but I haven't seen him yet.

drholly:
Great pictures!

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