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Cooper's Hawk, San Elijo Lagoon, Cardiff, California

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I was walking the loop where people say they have seen various warblers, like yellow, and a little blue heron, that I have never seen. I've seen a few yellow-rumped warblers in the trees and lots of mallards and a few green-winged teal in the water, but none of the birds I'm looking for. Today I heard a tremendous fuss from the mallards and saw this Cooper's hawk flying back up into the trees. I realized I don't know much about Cooper's hawks, but I couldn't believe an adult, like this one, would attack a mallard, which is bigger than the hawk. It might have been going after a smaller teal or maybe a songbird in the branches and just spooked the mallards by accident. I was happy to get this one shot of the hawk through the twigs, and it even shows the bright red eye. :-)

All About Birds says: "Cooper’s Hawks mainly eat birds. Small birds are safer around Cooper’s Hawks than medium-sized birds: studies list European Starlings, Mourning Doves, and Rock Pigeons as common targets along with American Robins, several kinds of jays, Northern Flicker, and quail, pheasants, grouse, and chickens. Cooper’s Hawks sometimes rob nests and also eat chipmunks, hares, mice, squirrels, and bats. Mammals are more common in diets of Cooper’s Hawks in the West."

"A Cooper's Hawk captures a bird with its feet and kills it by repeated squeezing. Falcons tend to kill their prey by biting it, but Cooper’s Hawks hold their catch away from the body until it dies. They’ve even been known to drown their prey, holding a bird underwater until it stopped moving."

"Life is tricky for male Cooper’s Hawks. As in most hawks, males are significantly smaller than their mates. The danger is that female Cooper’s Hawks specialize in eating medium-sized birds. Males tend to be submissive to females and to listen out for reassuring call notes the females make when they’re willing to be approached."
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Ginni2

Glad you both like it. :-)

bowlakeboy

Jacki beat me to it! Thanks!!

bluebird42

What a beauty! Thanks, Ginni, and for all the information!

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