A Coopers Hawk—An unintentional guest at the buffet: We have a number of bird feeders out year round. This hawk periodically tries to help him/herself to the other dinners at the...

Just Ducky Loc: Ohio/Florida

We have a number of bird feeders out year round.
This hawk periodically tries to help him/herself to the other dinners at the buffet—two visits yesterday alone.

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Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

Very nice shots.

Just Ducky Loc: Ohio/Florida

Retired CPO wrote:

Very nice shots.

Thank you very much.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Good shots. Urban predators learn about bird feeding stations early. We have a juvenile Cooper's who's territory covers 5 or 6 blocks. It never hunts the same place two times in a row. Kill or miss, only one try then moves on for a week or so to let the prey calm down. Smart predator, dumb prey.

Just Ducky Loc: Ohio/Florida

Curmudgeon wrote:

Good shots. Urban predators learn about bird feeding stations early. We have a juvenile Cooper's who's territory covers 5 or 6 blocks. It never hunts the same place two times in a row. Kill or miss, only one try then moves on for a week or so to let the prey calm down. Smart predator, dumb prey.

They are pretty crafty. Our birds are fairly crafty as well. There was a Junko hiding in the tree that stayed there until after the hawk left. He did leave still hungry.

Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England

Very good downloads it’s a beautiful Hawk. We have a Sparrow Hawk who upsets our birds.

Just Ducky Loc: Ohio/Florida

Sylvias wrote:

Very good downloads it’s a beautiful Hawk. We have a Sparrow Hawk who upsets our birds.

Thanks for looking.
I quickly looked to find info on a sparrow hawk. Looks like it will require more research.

I guess I don’t mind very much when they upset the European Starlings that swarm in, take over, and fight with everybody else. LOL

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Sparrow Hawk is a European Accipiter roughly equivalent to our Cooper's Hawk. The American Kestrel used to be called a Sparrow Hawk and is in fact a falcon.

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

Just Ducky wrote:

We have a number of bird feeders out year round.
This hawk periodically tries to help him/herself to the other dinners at the buffet—two visits yesterday alone.

Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England

Just Ducky wrote:

Thanks for looking.
I quickly looked to find info on a sparrow hawk. Looks like it will require more research.

I guess I don’t mind very much when they upset the European Starlings that swarm in, take over, and fight with everybody else. LOL

On average we have 30 Starlings at the feeders every morning and although they eat a lot they are well behaved and mix with all the other birds. Our Blackbirds spend all their time fighting with each other.

Just Ducky Loc: Ohio/Florida

Curmudgeon wrote:

Sparrow Hawk is a European Accipiter roughly equivalent to our Cooper's Hawk. The American Kestrel used to be called a Sparrow Hawk and is in fact a falcon.

Thank you. I think that agrees with what I was finding.

Just Ducky Loc: Ohio/Florida

Sylvias wrote:

On average we have 30 Starlings at the feeders every morning and although they eat a lot they are well behaved and mix with all the other birds. Our Blackbirds spend all their time fighting with each other.

Ours are not so polite and friendly. They seem more like your Blackbirds.

Just Ducky Loc: Ohio/Florida

Here are a few pics of our Starlings—

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gregoryd45 Loc: Fakahatchee Strand

Just Ducky wrote:

We have a number of bird feeders out year round.
This hawk periodically tries to help him/herself to the other dinners at the buffet—two visits yesterday alone.

Very nice st, Just Ducky

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Excellent series.