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Cooper's Hawk I was pleasantly surprised when this bird arrived in my backyard. He landed on a low branch and had all the chickadees and sparrows squawking and running for the hills, or in this case, flying. Accipiter cooperii,Coopers Hawk,Geotagged,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Cooper's Hawk

I was pleasantly surprised when this bird arrived in my backyard. He landed on a low branch and had all the chickadees and sparrows squawking and running for the hills, or in this case, flying.

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The Cooper's Hawk

Cooper's hawk is a medium-sized hawk native to the North American continent and found from southern Canada to Mexico. This species is a member of the genus "Accipiter", sometimes referred to as true hawks, which are famously agile, relatively small hawks common to wooded habitats around the world and also the most diverse of all diurnal raptor genera.

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Similar species: Diurnal Birds Of Prey
Species identified by MelJaske
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By MelJaske

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Uploaded Oct 2, 2014. Captured Sep 13, 2014 12:33 in 30354 Lamar Street, Farmington, MI 48336, USA.
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  • KODAK EasyShare Z980 Digital Camera
  • f/5.0
  • 1/97s
  • ISO100
  • 110.4mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.