I see you too

[Jaedon]

This guy landed about 30 feet in front of me and gave me only one shot before he took off again. Definitely a Coopers Hawk by the size of him. I watched him fly across the little pond I was at and chase ducks for a half an hour until I lost the light completely.

When I was framing him I kept moving until I saw his eye, then focused, shot and he flew away.

[scott-devon]

Very cool shot. I like how he is hidden away like that.

[mn shutterbug]

Yep, the eyes have it. Cool capture.

[Lori11]

Good shot! I really like the blur of the background and the sharpness of the branch he is on.

[Jaedon]

Thanks everyone. I am going back to that location in a few hours to take advantage of more light than yesterday. Late evening sun will be at my back from where I was. Last night I got there too late and the sun was down. But since I saw this guy as well as 2 others and 2 different Sharp Shinned hawks as well as 3 Kingfishers I am hoping that with a tripod at hand that I can take better advantage of the opportunities.

[Lori11]

Ohhhhhhhh cant wait to see!

[Jaedon]

Bah ... I went back and there were no Hawks... but the Black Crowned Night Herons were out. Just in too thick a set of brush to get a clean shot. Definitely my new favourite place to go though. Going back on Saturday morning at Dawn and possibly again tomorrow night at/near sunset again.

[paulnj]

That is indeed a juvenile cooper's hawk, but you really can't ID cooper's/ Sharp-shinned by size. The reason being small male coopers can be the same size as a big female sharpshinned, even as juveniles. The ID is best in flight, but chest plumage and leg thickness are good ID points perched.