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Coopers Hawks Drying Out

One of the Coopers Hawks that keep the rodents under control around here landed atop a pine tree and spread its wings to dry out:

Coopers Hawk drying in pine tree
Coopers Hawk drying in pine tree

Shortly thereafter, the second hawk arrived and the pair shared some Quality Body Maintenance time:

Coopers Hawks in pine tree
Coopers Hawks in pine tree

The first image comes from the Sony DSC-H5 with the 1.7 tele adapter. The second is from the Canon DX230HS with the digital zoom set to 2x “digital tele adapter mode” and the optical zoom cranked all the way out; they’re both small crops from larger images. Not much to choose between the two, although the Canon wins hands-down for convenience.

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3 responses to “Coopers Hawks Drying Out”

  1. Aki Avatar
    Aki

    The Ospreys on the band.

    http://www.bioweb.uncc.edu/bierregaard/migration1.htm

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