Cooper's Hawk


Posted by mikullashbee on Sun Apr 23, 2017 4:29 pm

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This was taken at the beach in Victoria, B.C. I was photographing shore birds when i turned around and this guy was sitting on some driftwood behind me. I didn't push my luck with the lighting angle as i didn't want to lose this opportunity. I fired off a few frames and he was gone.
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by Mark Boranyak on Sun Apr 23, 2017 5:43 pm
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Very lovely shot of a bird my wife and I call, "Mr. Cooper".

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by WDCarrier on Sun Apr 23, 2017 5:58 pm
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It sure looks to me that those "few frames" you fired off came out with the best Cooper's hawk image I've seen to date. I love the pose, the perch and the background. Congratulations.
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by TerryWSmith on Sun Apr 23, 2017 6:37 pm
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Beautiful portrait on a great subject. The head turned with eye in great view is fantastic.

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by Gene Gwin on Sun Apr 23, 2017 10:05 pm
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Mike, Considering the circumstances, what a great perch he picked. This is really good.
 

by clement on Sun Apr 23, 2017 11:50 pm
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WOW what a beautiful species and such a great eye contact and compo..
 

by Mako_Elite on Mon Apr 24, 2017 12:44 am
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Very nice shot. Great colors and background.
 

by swanuck on Mon Apr 24, 2017 9:38 am
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great image nice capture
 

by david fletcher on Mon Apr 24, 2017 12:35 pm
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totally nailed this Mike. excellence portrayed
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by Arabinda Debnath on Mon Apr 24, 2017 1:07 pm
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Beautiful image,Michael!
 

by Denis55 on Mon Apr 24, 2017 4:57 pm
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A great frame Michael!
 

by John Spreitzer on Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:50 pm
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Wonderful portrait on a great perch!
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by mikullashbee on Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:28 pm
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Thanks All. Cheers
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by Carol Clarke on Tue Apr 25, 2017 9:04 am
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by David Salem on Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:06 pm
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I love Raptors and have a pretty good collection of North American Raptors but I sure don't have a Shot as nice as this of a Cooper Hawk.
Not easy to get one in open like this with a nice look back pose. Looks awesome with that great looking perch and the nice background.
Beautiful adult female too. Great grab shot Michael
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by mikullashbee on Fri Apr 28, 2017 6:30 am
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Thanks Carol and David, means a lot coming from a guy who has such a great collection of NA raptor images. Cheers
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