Adult Tiercel Cooper's Hawk
May 10, 2018 09:38:17 #
Sometimes everything just works out. Just hanging out in my backyard to see what shows up at the bird bath. All of a sudden everything bolts so I know something was up. Sure enough, a visitor from Cooperstown flies in for a nightcap. I had the perfect photography storm: 1) camera-in-hand, 2) interesting subject, and 3) low sun lighting. Water droplets visible in the first shot are from dipping its beak in to get a drink. Young Cooper's Hawks have blue eyes. Yearlings eyes are orange. They eventually change to red and get more intense with time. The deep ruby red eye color tells me this is a much older bird.
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Matthew Bolland wrote:
Sometimes everything just works out. Just hanging... (show quote)
Excellent photos
Rick
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Amazing if you just sit and wait, good things will come to you. Very nice shots.
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