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Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

Photo by Liam
Published on Project Noah
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32.1785, -81.0979

Field Notes

Description:

Medium, agile hawk with dark blue-gray back and white underparts with many fine rufous bars. Cap is darker than upperparts. Eyes are red. The tail is long with thick black-and-white bands. Legs and feet are yellow. Alternates rapid wing beats and short glides, often soars on thermals.

Habitat:

Wetlands

Reference Links:

Cooper's Hawk - Whatbird.com

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Comments (3)
Dangermouse
You've got some really amazing shots here, Liam, and you certainly know your stuff! It's a pleasure having you around Project Noah. :) I love this one in particular - I have a fascination with birds of prey and this shot is just awesome.

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PublishedNovember 29, 2011

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