Watch them scatter

[Jaedon]

So I was shooting out my back window as usual when all of a sudden the entire flock of everything that was sitting around the feeder simply scattered and disappeared. Within seconds I see a pigeon sized bird swoop and land below the fence line in my back neighbors yard. I quickly ran and got my shoes on and grabbed a hoodie that I leave by the back door just in case and ran out for a look grabbing my camera along the way. My first glimpse had him sitting in a pile of garbage behind the shed but when he heard me he swooped upwards landing on a post behind the next neighbor over's shed leaving me with the perfect shot.... although I would've preferred a better perch than a 4x4 but you take what you can get.

When PAul ID's the species I'll know what it is lol. I haven't even taken the time to look in my birding guide yet.

***EDIT*** ok I looked it up and I think it is a Coopers Hawk.

All shots are full frame ISO 400 1/100th at F8. I didn't have time to grab the flash so all are taken in natural / available light.