Shortly after sunrise I noticed that my feeder area was being stalked by a raptor. As the morning sun shined brightly the raptor, a Cooper's Hawk, perched itself on top of my feeders.

Photographs taken on 13 November 2018.

Original Photo: Canon EOS 7D; f/20; 1/25 sec.; ISO-100; 300mm

Cooper's Hawk

Range Map

Image Source

For more information the Cooper's Hawk see All About Birds.

Perched Above the Bird Feeders

This Cooper's Hawk was perched above my bird feeders for over 10 minutes. I was able to take a few pictures and a movie. However, I was photographing toward the sun. These photos and the movie have been edited to correct for the bright background and enhance the features of the hawk.

Original Photo: Canon EOS 7D; f/20; 1/25 sec.; ISO-100; 300mm

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The hawk kept looking all around.

Timelapse 10 times normal speed

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There was frost overnight. As the sunlight melted the frost off the black bird feeder hanger, the hawk lost its footing on the slick surface.

Snapshot from video

Snapshot from video

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The hawk recovered from slipping.

Timelapse 2 times normal speed

Full Video

This is the full 7 minute 21 second video of the hawk watching over my bird feeders.

Music: "Can-Can" by Offenbach

Equipment

Item	Description
Camera	Canon EOS 7D
Lens	Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Filters	Tiffen UV Protection Filter, Tiffen Circular Polarizer Glass Filter
Tripod	Manfrotto MT190XPRO3 3 Section Aluminum Tripod Legs with Q90 Column (Black)

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Photo Editing

Video editing performed with Adobe Primiere Elements 2018. Affiliate link to Amazon.com provided for your convenience.

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