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Birders

mitch96

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2. I had a pair of Coopers hawks in my old neighborhood. Majestic birds. I saw a sight I won't forget one day

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Thu Feb 29, 2024, 09:06 AM

Feb 2024

on my walk to work. A coopers hawk was chasing a starling thru the trees trying to get a meal.
It was like watching a WW2 dog fight the way the birds were twisting and turning thru the trees.
After a bit the hawk gave up and rested on a limb,
On occasion I would see a body part or bones of a mouse/rat on the ground and look up seeing the hawk munching on the remains... I guess it was easier prey..
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Cooper's Hawk fans its tail in Central Park, NYC [View all] Donkees Feb 2024 OP

Stunningly beautiful raptor. (nt) Paladin Feb 2024 #1

I had a pair of Coopers hawks in my old neighborhood. Majestic birds. I saw a sight I won't forget one day mitch96 Feb 2024 #2