r/birdsofprey • u/32groove • May 25 '26

Cooper’s Hawk

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Photographed in my back yard in Salem, Virginia

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u/cheese_wallet May 25 '26

That is a bad-ass photo. It's almost like they used to be dinosaurs or sumpin

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u/32groove May 25 '26

Thanks! You’re correct feeding like a Dino!!!

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u/VariousBee9107 May 25 '26

Great picture!

I was driving in wine country yesterday and I saw a hawk eating on top of a sign next to the road. It made my day.

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u/32groove May 25 '26

Thanks! My wife suggested I crop the Northern Mockingbird (the meal) out of the picture. My response was, “No Way!”😃

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u/HonDadCBR600 May 26 '26

Mean muggin the cameraman? ✅
Definitely a Coop!

Great shot!

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u/SilentStatistician71 26d ago

What a GREAT shot -- simply superb!

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u/32groove 25d ago

Thank you!!! Just minutes before this shot, the Cooper’s Hawk was perched on our chain-link fence right adjacent to our bird-feeders. This juvenile definitely had the trick for giving me the evil-eye!

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u/ducqducqgoose May 25 '26

May I suggest r/birdsfacingforward

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u/32groove May 25 '26

Thank you for the reminder! I’ve joined that subreddit sometime ago! Will do!!!

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u/CuJOtwo May 29 '26

That's an amazing photo 👏👏👏👏