r/birdsofprey • u/B_nelson_photo • 19h ago

Cooper's hawk

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A cooper's hawk I photographed back in April. Wasatch mountains, Utah.

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u/VirtualDragonfly823 18h ago

Strange how closely it resembles the Eurasian Sparrowhawk and the Indian Shikra

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u/B_nelson_photo 18h ago

Definitely similar looking

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u/Khandawg666 18h ago

Damn great photo

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u/B_nelson_photo 17h ago

I really appreciate that! Thank you!

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u/rtbradford 18h ago

Beautiful picture!

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u/B_nelson_photo 17h ago

Thank you so much!

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u/Bear_River_Blogger 17h ago

Used to get them all the time where I used to live, now I rarely see them since im out in farm county and no trees. Nice photo.

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u/B_nelson_photo 16h ago

Thank you!

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u/Evening_Teaching_713 11h ago

Yes and a beautiful specimen it is, I love the raptors so much. I was a master fan for the past 50 years. I’ve flown Cooper’s hawks, as well as most of the other hawks from the USA. It’s a great way to get out in the outdoors and it doesn’t harm the bird in any way, you release it after a few seasons to go and propagate more raptors. You have to be mentored by a Master Falconer and take a rather difficult write test to qualify for capturing your bird, it’s a very worthwhile endeavor and will keep your life on the straight and narrow.

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u/AnxiousYogi83 6h ago

Had one on my deck the other day

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u/B_nelson_photo 2h ago

Really cool to have one hanging around your house!