Accipiter cooperii
Location: In white pine, ambushing birds at feeder - photo is taken thru kitchen window
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A medium-sized hawk of the forest, the Cooper's Hawk specializes in eating birds. It is built for fast flight through the obstacle course of trees and limbs. Link Link Distribution photo photo photo photo Genus: Accipiter (hawks, goshawks and sparrowhawks) Family: ACCIPITRIDAE (hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures) Order: Falconiformes (diurnal birds of prey) Class: Aves (Birds) Phylum/Division: Chordata (Spinal chorded) Kingdom: Animalia (Animals) |