Cooper’s hawk enjoys a romantic interlude during breakfast
Well, this was a bit of unexpected action this past weekend. My friend had spotted a Cooper’s hawk eating a meal (small bird or mouse) and we were photographing it…
Young Cooper’s hawk stays focused
Kind of a fun find as I was wrapping up my photo drive this past Sunday. I spotted this young one as I was going down a dirt road and,…
Young Cooper’s hawk focused at launch
Holy cow! What a fun, fast encounter this was! I was leaving the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday and happened across this cool young raptor perched on…
Cooper’s hawk keeps watch on the Sunday traffic
Kind of a fun encounter although the perch this raptor chose was less than ideal. I had just finished paying a visit to my local owls and was heading for…
Top Shots 2023 – Raptors
As I do every year, I sit down and pick my personal 'top 25' of each of my photo subjects from my previous photo year (Oct - Sept). For the…
Cool Cooper’s
Jumping back to Christmas Eve for this pic. I had stopped by an area open space where I have had good luck with a variety of raptors. While I had…