Coopers Hawk

Gallery: AvianPosted April 7, 2014163 views11 comments

Accipiter cooperii

This Coopers Hawk has been a pretty frequent visitor to my backyard lately. Not sure I like that considering it is probably after all of the songbirds I feed and enjoy watching. I would have preferred my 500mm lens but could not get to it fast enough.

7D, EF100-400L IS
1/1000, f5.6
ISO 200
61% of full frame

All comments and critique are welcome and very appreciated.
Thank You.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Robert Bunch on April 7, 2014 at 9:52 PM

Sweet shot of this beautiful bird. Nice pose, perch and BG and I love that red eye. I might like to see the head up just a bit but I expect he is looking down searching for the next meal.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on April 7, 2014 at 10:07 PM

Very sharp and well exposed. The 100-400 did a good job. The red eye and yellow legs really set this image off. Well done.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 7, 2014 at 11:07 PM

Excellent detail and head turn, Matt, and that's a killer bg. You made a wise choice to go with the lens at hand.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on April 8, 2014 at 2:06 AM

Matt,
Great look at the Handsome Hawk,
Well Done . . .

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 8, 2014 at 6:47 AM

Now that's a nice visitor to have. Great light and pose ! Good work.. Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 8, 2014 at 9:54 AM

I agree with Hans...this really is an awesome visitor to have! Love the eye in this one Matt and good composition.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on April 8, 2014 at 8:47 PM

Nice shot, excellent detail. Love the pose and the intense stare.

Ray

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 9, 2014 at 6:55 PM

Wonderful details, love that eye.

Sweet Portrait of this beauty Matt

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 9, 2014 at 7:33 PM

What we say in our house is, "We feed ALL of the birds.", and that includes the occasional loss to an Accipiter. This is a great look at this hawk that really shows the red eye and the big claws.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 11, 2014 at 8:33 AM

Love the blood red eye and look at those feet/talons Matt.
Great comp & the techs look excellent, sharp details

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 15, 2014 at 11:25 AM

Nice looking adult cooper's, one of my favorite hawks as they can be very cooperative in my area.

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