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132863Hokie

Cooper Hawk in the last two days visiting our feeders (Midlothian-VA)

He is a big guy. Surprised, he is this close to living room window/back of the house. Wasn't really worried about us moving inside the home. Other birds (etc) have come to almost ignore us inside. Except when the squirrels try to get into the feeders and we chase them down.
Posted: 09/29/2023 at 08:28 AM ET

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Cooper Hawk in the last two days visiting our feeders (Midlothian-VA) ◄
132863Hokie • 09/29/23 08:28 AM ET
This guy showed up in the trees at my parent's
hokiehunter07 • 09/29/23 01:14 PM ET
Have a similar pic somewhere from Iowa
Vienna_Hokie • 09/29/23 03:31 PM ET
Certainly looks like he's eating well.**
MikeVT85 • 09/29/23 12:30 PM ET
Arrival of hawks, signals minimalizing of squirrel population. Love it.**
Stork • 09/29/23 11:11 AM ET
Weird Hawk story...several years ago I'm out in my driveway getting
Tuckahokie • 09/29/23 10:45 AM ET
Eaten by a fox or racoon.
Late 80s Hokie • 09/29/23 01:09 PM ET
Midlo too. I think we had a Sharp Shinned visit a while back
RichwebHokie • 09/29/23 10:24 AM ET
Owls are really cool. We hear one at night here. Western Screetch owl**
HwoodHokie • 09/29/23 01:30 PM ET
We had the owls all summer until recently **
RhinoVT • 09/29/23 10:32 AM ET
Also live in Midlothian. Came home one night recently to find a beautiful
HokieDan95 • 09/29/23 09:42 AM ET
Do you hear them at night?
EDGEMAN • 09/29/23 09:55 AM ET
I can hear them hoot now and then**
HokieDan95 • 09/29/23 02:00 PM ET
We heard a screech owl a few weeks ago, but haven't heard it since.
reestuart • 09/29/23 12:28 PM ET
Those guys sound like a horror movie.**
EDGEMAN • 09/29/23 06:01 PM ET
When I came home Tuesday from work a Redtail had flown through the
UsherDog2008 • 09/29/23 09:38 AM ET
We've had coopers nesting in our neighborhood, but haven't seen...
EDGEMAN • 09/29/23 09:26 AM ET
Bet you don't have any mice issues**
vawter85 • 09/29/23 09:01 AM ET
Also in Midlo, this guy is around a lot **
RhinoVT • 09/29/23 08:55 AM ET
Wow, that's pretty good. I have a bird book that says:
`lag • 09/29/23 08:34 AM ET
Those two look practically identical.
EDGEMAN • 09/29/23 09:27 AM ET
well, yeah, said book showed their silhouettes at a distance...
`lag • 09/29/23 10:08 AM ET
They're pretty fast, so it's tough to pick that out.
EDGEMAN • 09/29/23 05:59 PM ET
Then what's this one ..
Vienna_Hokie • 09/29/23 08:57 AM ET
Oh that’s easy
HOKIE • 09/29/23 01:43 PM ET
The infamous "turtle hawk"**
EDGEMAN • 09/29/23 09:24 AM ET
Any relation?**
Vienna_Hokie • 09/29/23 10:13 AM ET