Bird of prey

I've been trying to get a quality shot of this hawk since we moved into our apartment two Novembers ago. Luckily he/she was eating some fresh prey so I had enough time to take 123 pictures. Here are the ones that turned out alright. Some better than others. I'm so pumped that I can finally cross this off my "things to do list." AWESOME, this made my day!

What's even cooler is that you can see that it has been tagged for research. I'm on cloud nine right now.

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Thanks for looking.

thats AWsome,, is that a coopers hawk? you can even see the numbers on the tag,, i bet if you could get in touch with the people that tagged it, they would apriciate to know that it has been spoted!
spooky

GORGEOUS bird, really good shots too. Love that last picture. Thanks for sharing, and I agree it would be awesome if you could find/contact the taggers!!

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Originally Posted by mr.spooky

thats AWsome,, is that a coopers hawk? you can even see the numbers on the tag,, i bet if you could get in touch with the people that tagged it, they would apriciate to know that it has been spoted!
spooky

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Yes, it's a coopers hawk. Good eye!

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Originally Posted by rebelrachel13

GORGEOUS bird, really good shots too. Love that last picture. Thanks for sharing, and I agree it would be awesome if you could find/contact the taggers!!

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Thanks!

That's a great idea guys/gals, I'm going to look up how to get in contact with them.

you could probabaly call a local zoo to get in contact with the right people. there aint too many people taggin hawks, so someone will be able to identify the tags. Keep us posted.. it would be cool to know how far ot traveled from its release spot.
spooky

Look like the green tag has maybe a "TZJ" mark on it? That might help.

Beautiful shots, thanks for sharing!

Nice pictures. Thanks for sharing.

Nice shots! Cooper's are one of my fave birds to work with. Were these taken in Arizona? Bill Burger (I think that's his name) at Fish & Game should be able to give you info on the tag. Or contact the Arizona Falconry Association. One or the other should be able to help you out!

Awesome shots, hawks are very cool!

Great job! these pictures are intense:O

Amazing shots! 123 is a big number.