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09-04-2016, 07:36 AM

MaryKatherine

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Out of the Blue !

We were finishing super last night when an excited flock of sparrows "went to ground" in our yard, immediately followed by this guy who sat on our railing for a good 15 minutes waiting for something to move! We figure it was a juvenile Cooper's hawk of a Goshawk. The picture is a bit grainy as I took it through the screen.

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09-04-2016, 07:39 AM

Tartan

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Handsome fella!

09-04-2016, 08:17 AM

zozee

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I would "go to ground" and not move a muscle, if those eyes were near me!

09-04-2016, 08:30 AM

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Wow! Beautiful speciman

09-04-2016, 01:09 PM

KLO

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Pretty cool photo! I love watching the birds. Hey, maybe you could make a quilt out of that photo?

09-04-2016, 01:29 PM

osewme

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What a fantastic picture. We have hawks in our yard all the time. We had a pair come to our bird bath & bird feeding station a couple of years ago. They stayed for about 45 minutes & we enjoyed every minute of it. Thanks for sharing this.

09-04-2016, 04:39 PM

Sandra in Minnesota

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Beautiful bird!

09-04-2016, 07:37 PM

Jan in VA

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Gosh, really enjoying this photo! Beautiful bird!

09-05-2016, 04:22 AM

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Those sparrows were smart! The hawk is a beauty. You must have a good camera...we have a hawk, but I wouldn't be able to get a photo as good as yours.