Hawk sounds to attract hawks8/30/2023 It was so dark I almost didn’t even attempt to take photos but you know me…ġ/125, f/5.6, ISO 2500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM, + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in I had only driven a few feet from my driveway before we spotted this adult Cooper’s Hawk finishing off a Mourning Dove on a neighbor’s lawn. On mornings when I go out photographing birds I usually leave in the dark to arrive at my destination by dawn and Januwas no exception. This is a juvenile female and that’s a good thing because I’m sure a much smaller male would never have been able to become airborne with the heavy pigeon and it would have been reluctant to leave the street without it (which would have been a recipe for disaster on that busy street).ġ/320, f/5, ISO 2000, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in For security reasons I never carry my most expensive camera gear with me when I have to leave my pickup but I always carry my smaller zoom lens and it sure came in handy on this occasion.īecause I was worried about this hawk being on the road I deliberately got quite close to it and flushed it to a safer spot but pigeons are very large prey for this species and it really struggled to carry the pigeon in flight. On March 10 of this year as I was I was driving through my neighborhood on my way to buy groceries I found this Cooper’s Hawk on a freshly killed pigeon on the side of the road. ![]() ![]() As I pondered yesterday’s discussion my thoughts eventually turned to the Cooper’s Hawks I’ve photographed in my own yard and neighborhood over the years and I thought at least some of my readers might enjoy seeing photos I’ve taken of these accipiters where the settings include pavement, mowed lawns and even roofing shingles.ġ/1600, f/7.1, ISO 320, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM 400 mm, not baited, set up or called in Readers know that for my photography I prefer natural settings but I love seeing wildlife anywhere and that includes urban landscapes. Several comments on yesterday’s post (from James Marsh and Louise Shimmel in particular) about the value of wildlife in urban landscapes were the inspiration for today’s post.
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