This one caught me by surprise. I was out in the yard taking pictures and I heard a large pop like a gun shot. I saw feathers raining down, and thought someone had shot one of the birds. Turns out a Cooper's Hawk, commonly known as a Chicken Hawk, picked a Eurasian Collard Dove out of a tree. Cooper's Hawks are known to wait in the tree canopy to ambush prey.
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Martin Duncan 07 May 2006
that's a sweet photoChris Williams 05 May 2006
well caughtbianca thomas 05 May 2006
great capture...hard to do capture....awsome presentation and write up....Anonymous Guest 05 May 2006
A great capture of a most special creature!Loredana 05 May 2006
WoW What a catch Shawn :)