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Mad Scientess ([personal profile] nanila) wrote in [community profile] common_nature2020-03-12 02:56 am

Cooper's hawk in flight

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I'm no raptor expert so I'm not sure if I've identified this one correctly, but I think this is a Cooper's hawk. Observed hunting over the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge in Washington state, USA, today.
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[personal profile] sara 2020-03-12 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
Yep. How many eagles did you get today? There's that one who hunts up by the interstate in the mornings, and usually a couple more in the cottonwoods....
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[personal profile] batwrangler 2020-03-12 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
Beautiful!
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[personal profile] bemused_writer 2020-03-12 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
That's a fantastic shot!
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[personal profile] shirebound 2020-03-12 11:52 am (UTC)(link)
Ooooh, lovely!
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[personal profile] tree_and_leaf 2020-03-12 12:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Great picture!
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[personal profile] redsixwing 2020-03-12 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
What a great photo! I love accipiters.
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[personal profile] yourlibrarian 2020-03-13 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
Ooh, that's a great shot. Thanks for sharing!
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[personal profile] thenewbuzwuzz 2020-03-13 11:50 am (UTC)(link)
I identify it as Pretty!
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[personal profile] kk1raven 2020-03-25 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
That's not a Cooper's Hawk. I'd call it an immature Northern Harrier. Harriers often hunt over marshes and fields, so you were in the right place for one. The face pattern is another big clue, plus the posture is much better for a harrier than an accipiter, but that's a lot harder to judge if you're not familiar with the species in question.