Morning Visitor

This beauty graced our fence this morning! Watching the birds all around - eyeing up lunch I'm sure. He sat there studying so intently that I was able to get quite a few shots! It was difficult choosing which one to upload - it was a great surprise to an fun adventurous day!

[Warren Mullett]

Great shot, it pays off to be prepared. His eyes are very intense. All the colors came through nicely against the soft background.

[Lee-Ann]

Beautiful bird

[aikiuser (jenn)]

Lucky girl, how awesome is this?!

[Heather (pixelchix)]

Whoa!! A Cooper's Hawk!
How awesome is that?

[PhylM-S]

@pixelchix @aikiuser @leestevo @warrenzx9 Thanks and H, J - thanks for confirming! I thought it was a Cooper but then I saw a Merlin and I wasn't sure (I may just want it to be a Merlin since I love "lady hawks".
Have a great day all!

[aikimomm (phoebe)]

A beautiful shot of your visitor; glad you had your camera close and that he posed there for you for so long!

[Dee L.]

Most excellent catch!

[Angela Emsley]

great shot

[Lisa Poland]

Fabulous shot! I never have good luck getting pictures of bigger birds.

[Erin Sears]

So beautiful and majestic!

[Rosan]

Fabulous shot! Fav