Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Wednesday Potpourri - Hawks

I saw this hawk spiral from a pine tree and get a small bird for lunch, pretty sure it's a Coopers Hawk which is the medium hawk in the neighborhood. This was just last week with a good 4" of snow. This is from my walk along Fish Creek, in the distance I could see a hawk in a tree.
I was able to get close enough to get this shot. This is another Coopers Hawk.
I also got this one as he decided he had enough of me and escaped into the landscape.
They are certainly a beautiful bird.
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24 comments:

  1. UnknownApril 15, 2009 at 3:11 PM

    We have Hawks around here too! They are very interesting to watch. Great captures!!

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  2. Ruth's Photo BlogApril 15, 2009 at 4:09 PM

    You are very lucky to get close enough to this bird for such a great picture.
    Blessings,Ruth

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  3. LeedraApril 15, 2009 at 5:48 PM

    Very nice captures!

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  4. Janet,April 15, 2009 at 6:39 PM

    I've took pictures of hawks around here too. I'm glad I didn't see it get the small bird

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  5. Betsy Banks AdamsApril 15, 2009 at 8:15 PM

    You take such great photos of hawks, Tom. They must like you since they 'allow' you to take their picture.. Love that one --next to the last.

    Betsy

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  6. TinaApril 15, 2009 at 8:27 PM

    I know they have to eat but I just wish they wouldn't help themselves to the menu that visits my feeders! You really caught a great shot of that coopers..
    4 inches. yuk!! gonna send you some much needed sunshine!!

    :)

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  7. UnknownApril 15, 2009 at 8:46 PM

    Amazing wildlife!

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  8. GeorgeApril 15, 2009 at 9:26 PM

    Great captures of the hawks. Thanks for sharing them with us.

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  9. DeniseinVAApril 15, 2009 at 9:30 PM

    Your photos capture a very beautiful bird of prey. Awesome shots, I would dearly love to come across a bird such as this.

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  10. ShiongeApril 16, 2009 at 2:48 AM

    Something about hawks that never seems to spur me on FG ;D

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  11. SAPhotographs (Joan)April 16, 2009 at 4:35 AM

    Oh WOW Tom!! How lovely to have these in your back yard so to speak. They are beautiful. Excellent pictures.

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  12. spookydragonflyApril 16, 2009 at 5:53 AM

    Hi Tom...Great captures! I've seen this hawk a few times in our woods, I haven't been able to photograph it yet, though. I hear they are calling for more snow next week, I don't know about you...but I've had enough!

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  13. NCmountainwomanApril 16, 2009 at 9:12 AM

    Nice photos. We don't often see Cooper's, but we do have a Sharp-shinned who checks out the birdfeeders every now and then.

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  14. Twisted FencepostApril 16, 2009 at 9:17 AM

    Hawks are one of my favorite birds. Thanks for sharing these pics.

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  15. LouiseApril 16, 2009 at 9:43 AM

    Very cool. I've never seen a hawk actually catch a bird, but I've once seen one eat a bird it caught at my feeders. More often I see the birds evade them, so it would be amazing to seethe speed of the actual capture.

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  16. ShelleyApril 16, 2009 at 10:27 AM

    Exciting hawk photos!

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  17. Pietro BrosioApril 16, 2009 at 12:16 PM

    Amazing pictures of the hawks!
    You've photographed them really well, Fishing Guy.

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  18. Fish WhispererApril 16, 2009 at 2:39 PM

    FG, great bird of prey photos. They are so awesome to see in the wild..
    Cheers

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  19. RoseApril 16, 2009 at 4:37 PM

    Really nice pictures; I love hawks and eagles. Along with about every other bird. But there is just something special about Eagles, hawks and Canada geese for me.

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  20. TipperApril 16, 2009 at 4:48 PM

    Great shots of the hawks-I especially like the one your framed in the oval-very nice!

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  21. LoranApril 17, 2009 at 12:12 AM

    Oh, I saw two predatory birds today with no camera. Lucky you got the shots.

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  22. WillardApril 17, 2009 at 5:59 AM

    Excellent hawk photos. I wish I had more encounters with them.

    I liked your sky watch post as well. We didn't have any snow this week, but mostly the skies were leaden gray with some heavy rain. Yesterday was a perfect spring day once the fog and frost burned off in the morning.

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  23. Adrienne ZwartApril 17, 2009 at 8:25 AM

    Fishing Guy: This are great photos of a beautiful hawk.

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  24. Jo CastilloApril 17, 2009 at 1:19 PM

    Beautiful photos and nice sky in the other. You have been lucky to get some of those great wild life shots.

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