Sunday brunch

[Brian]

Man this is sweet and it has a pigeon wow. What type of hawk is this?

Thanks Wayne. It is a Coopers Hawk.

[Brian]

Brian, nice first post of the Coopers Hawk, and to boot you captured the hawk with a pigeon for it's meal. I find that this is the best time to get a bit closer to them since they normally will stay put, nice catch.

Thank you Dennis. I happened to look out my window and saw the bird land in a tree, with his catch. It moved on and then relocated later to that particular tree, where I managed a few shots. He didn't have a care in the world that I was there. Unfortunately my neighbours son was shooting a hockey puck off his garage, which scared it off.

[Brian]

What a great capture and look at those eyes on the hawk, almost saying to come any closer.

Thank you James. I'm glad to see that people have liked this image. The eye certainly does stands out on these birds.

[Dennis]

Thank you Tom. Yes, the hawk is doing a good job controlling the pigeon population in my neighbourhood.

Brian, we have hawks around our place almost every day now. So far I have seen the Coopers and Red-Tail and I think I spotted a Peregrine as well. Yesterday, a Coopers was trying hard to catch a pigeon, it was around a number of times, too bad the lighting was bad otherwise I would be out with the camera trying to get some images.

[Brian]

Brian, we have hawks around our place almost every day now. So far I have seen the Coopers and Red-Tail and I think I spotted a Peregrine as well. Yesterday, a Coopers was trying hard to catch a pigeon, it was around a number of times, too bad the lighting was bad otherwise I would be out with the camera trying to get some images.

Lucky you Dennis. It seems like I see this bird once and a while. The local red-tail in my area is usually soaring high in the sky when I see him. The best backyard bird of prey for me was a merlin a few years ago. Luckily there was some sunshine when the coopers was around or I wouldn't have bothered trying.

[Lynn]

Brian, nice shot... Dennis has seen them catching pigeons at home but never seems to have the camera ready. He is always telling me that he spotted the hawks outside...Would be nice for him to get one with a pigeon caught in the air.

[Gail Roberts]

This is really a nice image with the Coopers Hawks kill, the eye really stands out in the image and the bird sure seems to be protecting it's catch as mentioned.

[Brian]

Brian, nice shot... Dennis has seen them catching pigeons at home but never seems to have the camera ready. He is always telling me that he spotted the hawks outside...Would be nice for him to get one with a pigeon caught in the air.

This is really a nice image with the Coopers Hawks kill, the eye really stands out in the image and the bird sure seems to be protecting it's catch as mentioned.

Thank you both. Photographing one catching it's meal in flight would certainly be a great moment.