07 October 2020

Cooper’s Hawk ?

I'm not good on identifying some birds of prey and need help on this one. It appears to be moulting and I'm guessing it's an immature Cooper's Hawk. Most of the time it's hard to get close to these sharp eyed birds, but this one flew out of a field and landed on a telephone pole near me. The bird then flew to a nearby power pole near our barn and landed.
I was able to drive to the power pole, get out of my truck and walk within 10 yard of the pole to take pictures. This bird watched me take several pictures before flying to some trees 100 yards away.

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