Only one i have managed to get,think it was with the sigma 120-400
SHOOT HER! SHOOT HER!! (Robert Muldoon-Jurassic Park)I think when they spotted me they froze. Didn't move at all. Convenient when you're shooing 1/20 hand held.
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Here are a few of my feeble attempts. I am lucky I suppose as we have a abundance of raptors in my area, Red Tails, Sharpies, Coopers, Kestrals, Osprey, Eagles, take your pick!
Id say your ID is correct, nice big feet on yours , nice robust example of a typical young bird. ( terror of the urban bird feeder )We live in a small town. I walked out the back door of the house, to get in my pickup, and saw this Hawk perched on top of the chain link fence about 25 ft away. The bird feeder is in that area. He was not afraid of me, and just sat there. He finally flew up into the Pecan Tree at the corner of the yard...only about 30 foot away, where I took this image. He perched there for probably 5-6 minutes. I am thinking he thinks my back yard has a very nice Small Bird & Squirrel Buffet, and was waiting for his order to arrive. This is the first time I have ever seen a Hawk in our yard.
I am not a Bird person, and from information I found online, I am guessing this is a "Coopers Hawk". Please correct me if I am wrong.
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We live in a small town. I walked out the back door of the house, to get in my pickup, and saw this Hawk perched on top of the chain link fence about 25 ft away. The bird feeder is in that area. He was not afraid of me, and just sat there. He finally flew up into the Pecan Tree at the corner of the yard...only about 30 foot away, where I took this image. He perched there for probably 5-6 minutes. I am thinking he thinks my back yard has a very nice Small Bird & Squirrel Buffet, and was waiting for his order to arrive. This is the first time I have ever seen a Hawk in our yard.
I am not a Bird person, and from information I found online, I am guessing this is a "Coopers Hawk". Please correct me if I am wrong.
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