Another Cooper’s Hawk attack around our bird feeders on November 22, 2016. This time by a juvenile, probably female hawk (due to large size) that swooped in on our birds and then chased them into a nearby leaf and brush pile I have made for sparrows and other birds to hide in for just this kind of circumstance among other reasons the little feathered friends need a place to hide!
Juvenile Cooper’s Hawk
The Cooper’s Hawk staring into leaves and brush trying to spot small birds hiding in there 640×480-20161122-40
Cooper’s Hawk from behind as it hops around the brush pile 640×480-20161122-41
Cooper’s Hawk peering under leaves and brush trying to spot small birds 640×480-20161122-43
Cooper’s hawk listening to rustling from small birds hiding in the brush and leaf pile 640×480-20161122-44
Leaf and brush pile by our garage for the little birds to hide in 20161122-45
Cooper’s Hawk from the front on our brush pile 640×480-20161122-39
These Northern forest dwellers, the Pine Siskins, had never stopped by our urban backyard feeders before two seasons ago when 2 of the cute little birds showed up. They’re about the same size as a large Goldfinch
Another Cooper’s Hawk attack witnessed on November 22 out our back window. The young, but good-sized Cooper’s Hawk swooped in missing in the initial attack and then landed on the nearby brush
Sometimes it is easy to tell the difference between a smaller Downy and larger Hairy Woodpecker but here are some woodpecker pictures showing how to tell the difference easily between the two woodpeckers without going just by size.
I keep watching the vast array of House Finches looking for a Purple Finch among them to no avail so far. But some of the male House Finches are somewhat beautiful though common as House Sparrows
No birds out back for awhile earlier today. I went out the back door expecting a feral cat lurking. Instead, a young Cooper’s Hawk soared off our roof and back around the big willow tree!