I had a visitor today (pics)

[ducrider45]

Im not sure who or what he is, but he sure was cool to have around. Here he is:

[Kopfjäger]

Cooper's Hawk

[Kopfjäger]

The Cooper's Hawk: a day in training...

[ducrider45]

He/she stuck around for over an hour just watching me work on a friends bike. Im doing a tank repair job and I was working outside. I took a few pics of it and then it went after a Blue Jay. Not sure if he/ she caught it.

[truckinduc]

My dog caught this hawk a little while ago. Wings had been broken.  We took him to the zoo where they  rehabilitated him.



I must say holding him in my hands for the 30 min trip was quite something. ANywhere you rotated his body his head and eyes stayed fixated on your eyes.

[Kopfjäger]

My dog caught this hawk a little while ago. Wings had been broken.  We took him to the zoo where they  rehabilitated him.



I must say holding him in my hands for the 30 min trip was quite something. ANywhere you rotated his body his head and eyes stayed fixated on your eyes.

If you ever find yourself in that situation again. Hood, or cover the Hawks head. It will keep them calm.

[truckinduc]

Yes we covered his head in the car.  He was calm the entire time though. Its just really neat to get to interact with a wild bird of prey like that.

[Kopfjäger]

Yes we covered his head in the car.  He was calm the entire time though. Its just really neat to get to interact with a wild bird of prey like that.

[cyrus buelton]

How'd your dog get into with a hawk?

was it injured on the ground? or did the hawk go after your dog and it make the beast with two backsed it up?

[red baron]

ANywhere you rotated his body his head and eyes stayed fixated on your eyes.

Cuz if he got a chance he was gonna pluck yerz out with his beak.


Good on you for gettin him help.

[truckinduc]

How'd your dog get into with a hawk?

was it injured on the ground? or did the hawk go after your dog and it make the beast with two backsed it up?

Still unsure about that.  I heard the dog barking for about an hour, so I went to investigate. The hawk was on the ground defending with its talons.

I believe the hawk was on the ground eating a mouse or something of the sort. It was in a thicket of sorts. It was preoccupied and did not notice my dog approaching.  The thick brush kept it from getting airborne. Dog attacked.

That is the best theory I can come up with.

[Speeddog]

Cuz if he got a chance he was gonna pluck yerz out with his beak.

Good on you for gettin him help.

+1, good job. 

Surprised he didn't try to snip your thumb off with his beak.

[truckinduc]

Ya, he was content being held. Only Tried to get free once. Im sure he was exhausted. But he was still very strong.

Looking into his eyes close up was something else.

[triangleforge]

Lunch with a Cooper's a few years back in Virginia; underneath the talons you can just make out what's left of a duck, along with the feathers scattered about.



Here in Central AZ we get a lot of Cooper's & Redtails, along with bald eagles down along the riparian zones. My favorites here are the Zone-Tailed Hawks that migrate through the area -- they look enough like turkey buzzards that I understand that's one of their primary hunting strategies. They soar around in plain sight acting like a scavenger waiting for something live to decide it's safe to go out in the open.

[cyrus buelton]

Still unsure about that.  I heard the dog barking for about an hour, so I went to investigate. The hawk was on the ground defending with its talons.

I believe the hawk was on the ground eating a mouse or something of the sort. It was in a thicket of sorts. It was preoccupied and did not notice my dog approaching.  The thick brush kept it from getting airborne. Dog attacked.

That is the best theory I can come up with.

Good thing your dog got the first strike in.......I would imagine a hawk could fight back pretty good.