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  • Cooper’s Hawk at the Door!

    We almost stepped directly into this scene:

    Hawk at the Door - first sight
    Hawk at the Door – first sight

    A closer look at the carnage, seen diagonally through a pane of 1955-era glass:

    Coopers Hawk - on door mat
    Coopers Hawk – on door mat

    The Cooper’s Hawk remained frozen in place while I got a better view from outside:

    Coopers Hawk - with prey
    Coopers Hawk – with prey

    It then flew away with the gibbage in its claws, leaving us a doormat covered with feathers.

    We’re not sure if the meal was a mockingbird or a Downy Woodpecker, but we’re apparently short one bird…