Coopers portraits ..... I think

Caught this young en yesterday and he was quite unfazed by my approaching. I think it is a young coopers hawk but may be a sharp shinned. He was chasing small birds and let me get to close to focus the 500 and he could have cared less about me. I left before he did. He had tags (so maybe he was pretty used to people) but haven't had a chance to really look at the whole body pics yet but wanted to get these ones printed this week so I worked them first. Please set me straight if you can tell me I am right or wrong.

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Beautiful shots Morgan, I think you may be right on a Cooper's. Size is your guide. Cooper's are about the same size or a little larger than a crow. Sharp-shinned are a little larger than Kestrels.

Indeed, fantastic shots!

Great close-ups! Love the eye & beak colors of Coopers.

2n10 wrote in post #16427341
Beautiful shots Morgan, I think you may be right on a Cooper's. Size is your guide. Cooper's are about the same size or a little larger than a crow. Sharp-shinned are a little larger than Kestrels.

BGgraphy wrote in post #16427400
Indeed, fantastic shots!

neophyte52 wrote in post #16427847
Great close-ups! Love the eye & beak colors of Coopers.

Thanks everyone, he was chasing songbirds until a falcon came in and stole it. Wish I coulda caught that but was way to close with the 500 to get it in focus.

Very cool shots!! nice work

Pondrader wrote in post #16428417
Very cool shots!! nice work

Thanks it's was cool, never been that close.