Starting in Fall, we've been spotting a Coopers Hawk near the community garden. We hope he's taking care of the local rabbit problem, but it seems squirrels are also high on the menu.
Hawk in a community garden tree
photo courtesy Sarah Hutt via cell phone camera
All Fall we've been watching in various trees and parks in the area. I myself witnessed a dinner attempt: As I walked to through the park I saw a white streak out of the corner of my eye. The hawk had swooped down to catch a squirrel on the ground - but to no avail. The squirrel scampered up the tree too quick for the hawk, who then flew across the park to lament his next move.
A few weeks late I was on my back porch and noticed something out of place on a building the next block over. The binoculars showed it to be the hawk hanging out...
A block away - thanks to the birding lens
Having this better photo I finally identified it as a Coopers Hawk. Birding friends also told me that the lump in the upper chest is apparently 'lunch' being digested. :)
These occasional sightings were apparently it until early January. I was surprised there were no birds at the feeder, but as I went to go out I saw on the tree in front of me!!
I snapped a bunch of photos through the door. When I went out with the camera he flew off to an adjacent tree. Got a bunch of photos that day, then a few the next when he came back. Haven't seen him since those two days, but here's hoping he stays in the neighborhood!!!
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