Cooper’s Hawk Painting by kenne
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Hawk Painting 5 comments
“The more often we see the things around us –
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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Hawk In Olive Tree Leave a comment
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 Leave a comment
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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Cooper’s Hawk — New Life Leave a comment
Cooper’s Hawk — Computer Art by kenne
New life
one
standing watch
one
on the nest
struggling to survive
a new world of
wind and fire
blowing down
the mountain
twisting limbs
holding a carefully
crafted nest
chicks to be
in time
in time.
— 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
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Cooper’s Hawk Grunge Art by kenne
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Cooper’s Hawk — Computer Painting by kenne
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Cooper’s Hawk Visits Our Patio Fountain 5 comments
Cooper’s Hawk Visits Our Patio Fountain (July 10, 2016) — Image by kenne
This hawk was attracted by the doves below the bird feeder on the patio.
With a temperature of 103 degrees, might as well take a water break.
— kenne
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Watching Over Nest On A Windy Day 1 comment
Cooper’s Hawk Above Nest In Sabino Canyon (October 31, 2016) — Image by kenne
Wind gusts ruffle the hawks feathers while watching over the large nest
high in an ash tree in the Sabino Canyon riparian area above the Sabino Creek dam.
Since this area is near where the Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists (SCVN)
conduct their nature program for elementary school children,
many students will have a opportunity to see activity near the creek
adding to the excitement of being on a field trip in Sabino Canyon.
— kenne
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Cooper’s Hawk — Grunge Art by kenne
“Everything come to you
in the right moment.
Be Patient.”
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Two Cooper’s Hawk Images 6 comments
Cooper’s Hawk — Images by kenne
My many walks with nature
have made me more aware
of the world around me.
I have learn to look and
listen, improving my
ability to connect,
to connect to my existence
with and through nature.
— kenne
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My Neighborhood Cooper’s Hawk Family 4 comments
Neighborhood Cooper’s Hawk Parent Near Nest — Images by kenne
When not mornings in Sabino Canyon, I’m usually running the streets in our community, Tanuri Ridge. While running one morning in early April, I noticed a hawk flying into a large mesquite tree. As I came back around I saw another hawk with a twig fly into the tree, and made a mental note to look into the tree while on future runs.
Parent in Sentry Position
Over time the two adults finished the nest. In the beginning it was easy to see the nest because the mesquite tree was just beginning to grow new leaves. Now it’s difficult to see the nest, but usually can see one adult in the tree and another in a sentry position about 50 yards away. Until the chicks got large enough to see their heads above the nest, there was no way I knew how many were there.
Parent in Mesquite Tree Near the Nest
About two weeks ago, as I ran by the nesting tree, some neighbors were at the tree’s base. One of the chicks was on the ground. At close inspection it was apparent that the chick had an injured eye. We were not sure what caused the injury, but since we now know the nest has three chicks, with four in the nest a sibling or a parent may have inflected the injury. At any rate it was apparent the chick had been pushed from the nest.
One of the Three Chicks
Yesterday, naturalist Anne Green posted a “chick update” on her blog “Your Daily Dose of Sabino Canyon.” Naturalists have been watching a Cooper’s hawk nest by the Sabino Canyon dam for weeks. With these chicks “branching” I decided it might be a good time to go photograph the Tanuri Ridge chicks. They are not branching, but I was able to confirm that the nest contains three chicks.
Parent After Diving at Me
I spent time under and near the mesquite tree trying different photography angles. At first, one adult was in the nest with the chicks. Another was about 50 yards away. As I moved around, the adult in the nest was showing signs of getting anxious and left the nest to a perch about seven feet away. Meanwhile the other adult in a sentry position began a loud defense call, “cak-cak-cak. “
One of the Three Chicks
Getting frustrated trying to photograph the chicks, I walked to where the other adult was calling. As I walked toward the sentry tree, another hawk flew by responding to the calls, which looked like one of last year’s juveniles. At one point the sentry adult flew in my direction circling around back up to its perch.
One of the Three Chicks
I will keep watching the nest, but because of its location centered high in the mesquite tree, getting photos will continue to be very difficult, however, I enjoy the challenge.
kenne
Proud Parent
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Coopers Hawk On Flagpole In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
“America is great because she is good.
If America ceases to be good,
America will cease to be great.”
― Alexis de Tocqueville
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She Is Everywhere And Nowhere A The Same Time 1 comment
A Coopers Hawk Along The Wilderness Rock Trail On Mt. Lemmon (8/8/14) — Image by kenne
A quiet forest
Before others scream a curse
Causing her no shame.
— kenne
Becoming is Superior to Being 