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…
Cooper’s hawk goes to the neighbor’s house for dinner
A fun encounter yesterday afternoon. I was pulling my truck in the garage to change the oil on it (yes, I do it myself – haha) and I saw a…
Cooper’s hawk standing watch
Just a very cool raptor posing proudly. These hawks are quite common but also very adept at staying buried in trees, out of sight. This is often done near suburban…