Ready for Takeoff (Cooper’s Hawk)– Image by kenne
ready for takeoff
flying comes naturally
not a leap of faith
— kenne
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“Lunch On A Limb” Cooper’s Hawk Eating a Catch In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
A life ended so another can survive.
— kenne
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Cooper’s Hawk after Sex — Image by kenne
Sometimes to love someone, you’ve got to be a stranger.
— kenne
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A Young Visitor On Our Patio 9 comments
A Visitor On The Patio (Immature Cooper’s Hawk) — Images by kenne
This immature Cooper’s Hawk perched on one of our patio chairs not far from the bird feeder frequented by doves for about one minute this morning. A mature hawk would have been up in the olive tree near the feeder. Even then, that doesn’t work as well as swooping from over the rooftop. They will learn. These images were taken through the patio door, which given the time of day the doors become a mirror.
— kenne
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Juvenile Cooper’s Hawk On Patio Fountain — Image by kenne
This Cooper’s Hawk is probably not the guy that captured the Mourning Dove that I posted several days ago (Cooper’s Hawk and Prey). Since doves also frequent the fountain, it is not unusual to see hawks in the olive tree on the patio.
On the morning the dove became the hawk’s prey there were feathers near the patio door. This was not unusual since doves have been known to fly into the patio door leaving a print on the glass and a few scattered feathers. However, this time there were feathers, but no print leaving me to conclude the hawk probably cornered the dove.
— kenne
Adult Cooper’s Hawk in Mesquite Tree — Image by kenne
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Cooper’s Hawk and Prey — Image by kenne
Returning from a morning walk my eye caught a Cooper’s Hawk flying into a nearby Mesquite tree. After closer observation, I could see the hawk had captured a mourning dove. Since the tree was near my house, I quickly grabbed my camera and began shooting.
Predator and prey
Each seeking to win the chase
A daily event.
— kenne
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Cooper’s Hawk — Image by kenne
When it comes to birds of prey,
the eyes have it.
You may not always see them
perch on a nearby limb
but they will always
have an eye on you.
— kenne
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Cooper’s Hawk — Photo-Artistry 2 comments
Cooper’s Hawk (Sabino Canyon Recreational Area) — Photo-Artistry by kenne
A swift predator
In Sabino Canyon skies
Visitors delight.
— kenne
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The Artist Exists Because . . . 2 comments
Photo-Artistry by kenne
“The artist exists because the world is not perfect”
– Andrei Tarkovsky
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Cooper’s Hawk Fledging In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
Cooper’s Hawk Fledging
No young hawk eyes left behind
High above the dam.
— kenne
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Cooper’s Hawk Painting by kenne
“The more often we see the things around us –
even the beautiful and wonderful things –
the more they become invisible to us.
That is why we often take for granted the beauty of this world:
the flowers, the trees, the birds, the clouds – even those we love.
Because we see things so often, we see them less and less.”
— Joseph B. Wirthlin
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Surveying The Canyon On New Years Day 2 comments
Cooper’s Hawk, New Years Day, 2018 — Image by kenne
This Cooper’s Hawk was spotted on New Years Day during a morning walk in the Sabino Canyon Recreational Area, northeast Tucson.
— kenne
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Cooper’s Hawk Art by kenne
The sky predator
Kills by flying low and fast
This is not a game.
— kenne
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Hawkeye (Young Cooper’s Hawk) — Image by kenne
The eye of the hawk
Dares the world around us
Frightening the soul.
— kenne
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Predator And Prey 1 comment
On Thursday of this past week, Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists were teaching two first grade classes about predator and prey in a program we call “Now You See It.” My responsibility for the month of April is to coordinate the Thursday schedule with the teachers. Once the children are in the canyon, my job is one of “managing by walking around.”
While in the riparian area near the creek and dam I could hear a nearby cooper’s hawk. Following the sound, I spotted him on a dead limb high above the creek where he had caught a small bird. What a “real time” example of predator and prey for the day’s lesson. What follows are images and a video of the encounter, which I shared with the children.
— kenne
(Click on any of the tiled images for a larger view in a slideshow format.)
Cooper’s Hawk Images and Video by kenne
Predator And Prey — Cooper’s Hawk
The varying modes of flight exhibited by our diurnal birds of prey
have always been to me a subject of great interest,
especially as by means of them I have found myself enabled
to distinguish one species from another,
to the farthest extent of my power of vision.
— John James Audubon
