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Check out this adult Cooper’s Hawk over the remains of a Mourning Dove taken yesterday in our backyard. Oh, the temptation for sneaking out the garage door, but I didn’t want to flush the bird from its fresh meal. Rather, I chose to photograph through our patio window - the sharpness isn’t what it might have been, but the posture, shape and color of the bird is still super cool.
Cooper's Hawk image © 2006 Mike McDowell