Nature Yup...

Yup... · 01:24 PM

...Cooper's hawk! This guy landed about ten feet from me. He stayed a LONG time. I got about 150 frames of him before he spotted a feral cat.

The meathooks

"I'M HUNGRY!"

"Hello, Mr. Fluffy!"

wcchamp18 · 02-27-2013, 01:56 PM

Awesome! I love 6 & 7!

gjtoth · 02-27-2013, 02:11 PM

Originally posted by wcchamp18

Awesome! I love 6 & 7!

Thanks very much. I appreciate your input!

**dwalker19** · 02-27-2013, 02:14 PM

Those are gorgeous. Amazing that he/she would land so close to you. #7 looks like he/she might be sizing you up for a snack.

**jbinpg** · 02-27-2013, 02:34 PM

Amazing shots. This is why one should always pack a camera around. BTW, one of the best ways to distinguish between Cooper's and Sharp-shinned Hawks is the leg size. Sharpies get their name from their ridiculously pencil-thin legs whereas Coops have much more robust stilts to sit on as seen here.

Jack

**Kerrowdown** · 02-27-2013, 02:37 PM

This is good work, I love colours in the head and eye detailed shots, sharp too, well done.

gjtoth · 02-27-2013, 02:38 PM

Originally posted by jbinpg

Amazing shots. This is why one should always pack a camera around. BTW, one of the best ways to distinguish between Cooper's and Sharp-shinned Hawks is the leg size. Sharpies get their name from their ridiculously pencil-thin legs whereas Coops have much more robust stilts to sit on as seen here.

Jack

Another way is: the Cooper's have reddish eyes. The SSH has yellowish. Thanks for looking AND commenting. It's much appreciated.

bluestringer · 02-27-2013, 03:08 PM

Fantastic shots. I've seen a couple redtail hawks around my place, but can't get a shot of one.

gjtoth · 02-27-2013, 03:14 PM

Originally posted by kerrowdown

This is good work, I love colours in the head and eye detailed shots, sharp too, well done.

Originally posted by bluestringer

Fantastic shots. I've seen a couple redtail hawks around my place, but can't get a shot of one.

Thanks very much! I really appreciate the C/C. It lets me know I'm on the right track.

**Jacquot** · 02-27-2013, 04:20 PM

I had one almost fly into me once. I walked out the back door, and it was already in a low flight to sweep the side yard where the feeders were. It was pretty cool. It was a big female that then landed in a tree in the front with no bird. I think the encounter messed up the hunt.

gjtoth · 02-27-2013, 04:21 PM

Originally posted by Jacquot

I had one almost fly into me once. I walked out the back door, and it was already in a low flight to sweep the side yard where the feeders were. It was pretty cool. It was a big female that then landed in a tree in the front with no bird. I think the encounter messed up the hunt.

Yeah, that would do it. Easily distracted, I reckon.

**jbinpg** · 02-27-2013, 05:01 PM

Ummm, no. In the accipiter family of hawks (Cooper's, Sharp-shinned, Goshawk, etc) and even in many buteos (soaring hawks such as the Red-tailed) young birds have yellow eyes which darken with age. In accipiters, adult eyes go blood red by two years of age and they go rich deep brown in most adult soaring hawks. So eye colour is age-related, not species-related.

Jack

gjtoth · 02-27-2013, 05:11 PM

Originally posted by jbinpg

Ummm, no. In the accipiter family of hawks (Cooper's, Sharp-shinned, Goshawk, etc) and even in many buteos (soaring hawks such as the Red-tailed) young birds have yellow eyes which darken with age. In accipiters, adult eyes go blood red by two years of age and they go rich deep brown in most adult soaring hawks. So eye colour is age-related, not species-related.

Jack

Well, I was "taught" incorrectly. I stand corrected. Identifying Cooper's and Sharp-shinned Hawks

dane.dawg · 02-27-2013, 05:40 PM

Originally posted by wcchamp18

Awesome! I love 6 & 7!

+1 great work..

gjtoth · 02-27-2013, 05:42 PM

Originally posted by dane.dawg

+1 great work..

Thanks!

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wcchamp18 Closed Account Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 764	Awesome! I love 6 & 7!

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gjtoth Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA Posts: 1,962 Original Poster	Originally posted by wcchamp18 Awesome! I love 6 & 7! Thanks very much. I appreciate your input!

02-27-2013, 02:14 PM	#4
dwalker19 Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Colorado (Front Range) Photos: Gallery Posts: 455	Those are gorgeous. Amazing that he/she would land so close to you. #7 looks like he/she might be sizing you up for a snack.

02-27-2013, 02:34 PM	#5
jbinpg Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Prince George, BC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,546	Amazing shots. This is why one should always pack a camera around. BTW, one of the best ways to distinguish between Cooper's and Sharp-shinned Hawks is the leg size. Sharpies get their name from their ridiculously pencil-thin legs whereas Coops have much more robust stilts to sit on as seen here. Jack

02-27-2013, 02:37 PM	#6
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,860	This is good work, I love colours in the head and eye detailed shots, sharp too, well done.

02-27-2013, 02:38 PM	#7
gjtoth Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA Posts: 1,962 Original Poster	Originally posted by jbinpg Amazing shots. This is why one should always pack a camera around. BTW, one of the best ways to distinguish between Cooper's and Sharp-shinned Hawks is the leg size. Sharpies get their name from their ridiculously pencil-thin legs whereas Coops have much more robust stilts to sit on as seen here. Jack Another way is: the Cooper's have reddish eyes. The SSH has yellowish. Thanks for looking AND commenting. It's much appreciated.

02-27-2013, 03:08 PM	#8
bluestringer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cotton fields of South Georgia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,748	Fantastic shots. I've seen a couple redtail hawks around my place, but can't get a shot of one.

02-27-2013, 03:14 PM	#9
gjtoth Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA Posts: 1,962 Original Poster	Originally posted by kerrowdown This is good work, I love colours in the head and eye detailed shots, sharp too, well done. Originally posted by bluestringer Fantastic shots. I've seen a couple redtail hawks around my place, but can't get a shot of one. Thanks very much! I really appreciate the C/C. It lets me know I'm on the right track.

02-27-2013, 04:20 PM	#10
Jacquot Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sun City Center, FL Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,544	I had one almost fly into me once. I walked out the back door, and it was already in a low flight to sweep the side yard where the feeders were. It was pretty cool. It was a big female that then landed in a tree in the front with no bird. I think the encounter messed up the hunt.

02-27-2013, 04:21 PM	#11
gjtoth Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA Posts: 1,962 Original Poster	Originally posted by Jacquot I had one almost fly into me once. I walked out the back door, and it was already in a low flight to sweep the side yard where the feeders were. It was pretty cool. It was a big female that then landed in a tree in the front with no bird. I think the encounter messed up the hunt. Yeah, that would do it. Easily distracted, I reckon.

02-27-2013, 05:01 PM	#12
jbinpg Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Prince George, BC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,546	Ummm, no. In the accipiter family of hawks (Cooper's, Sharp-shinned, Goshawk, etc) and even in many buteos (soaring hawks such as the Red-tailed) young birds have yellow eyes which darken with age. In accipiters, adult eyes go blood red by two years of age and they go rich deep brown in most adult soaring hawks. So eye colour is age-related, not species-related. Jack

02-27-2013, 05:11 PM	#13
gjtoth Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA Posts: 1,962 Original Poster	Originally posted by jbinpg Ummm, no. In the accipiter family of hawks (Cooper's, Sharp-shinned, Goshawk, etc) and even in many buteos (soaring hawks such as the Red-tailed) young birds have yellow eyes which darken with age. In accipiters, adult eyes go blood red by two years of age and they go rich deep brown in most adult soaring hawks. So eye colour is age-related, not species-related. Jack Well, I was "taught" incorrectly. I stand corrected. Identifying Cooper's and Sharp-shinned Hawks

02-27-2013, 05:40 PM	#14
dane.dawg Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: B.C. Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,436	Originally posted by wcchamp18 Awesome! I love 6 & 7! +1 great work..

02-27-2013, 05:42 PM	#15
gjtoth Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA Posts: 1,962 Original Poster	Originally posted by dane.dawg +1 great work.. Thanks! <><~~~~~~~~~