Cooper’s Hawk

My wife spotted this hawk sitting on a branch in our back yard this morning. A hawk sighting in our yard is extremely rare and I was lucky enough to capture this shot of him before he flew away. In fact, it was probably me who scared him. I was using my old Canon DSLR and I’m sure he heard the noisy clunk of the mirror.

[Mags]

Amazing shot!

[LManning (Laura)]

Fantastic capture!

[summerfield]

super shot, chris. aces!

[Joanne Diochon]

They are impressive looking. Just hope none of your little birds were sacrificed, but then, I guess the hawk needs to eat too.

[Shutterbug]

Love the light and detail on the feathers.

[Carole G]

Fantastic!

[Esther Rosenberg]

Fantastic shot, impressive bird!

[GaryW]

He looks intense! Well captured!

[Terri]

Great close-up of this predator! Perfect lighting too.

[amyK]

Superb clarity and great profile pose

[Jaap Meijer]

Razor sharp, great shot.

[Steve Chappell]

Wow, awesome capture

[Merrelyn]

Fabulous close up.

[Helge E. Storheim]

That must have been a great experience! Good thing you had your camera ready.

[gloria jones]

Outstanding capture

[Sporen Maken]

Cool!