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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Rob'in'To on March 14, 2011, 08:18:35 PM

Title: A pair of Coopers? Sharpies? Scarlet Road
Post by: Rob'in'To on March 14, 2011, 08:18:35 PM

This, well I am assuming, is a pair of Hawks, as in a couple.  They were only a few tree branches apart and the one was making this funny clucking sound at the other one.  Neither cared about my presence either.  If only I could wave my hand and make some branches disappear.  Anyways, the one that was in front of me sure had me thinking Sharp-shin as he wasn't very big.  The other made me question my guess...   :?   No fighting going on and both sat for a good 20 minutes plus while I chatted with a passerby about them and everything else in the area.  The difference on the chests confuses me.

This is the one who was in front of me, not very big of a Hawk, and had me thinking Sharp-shin.
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/lilevl13/ha5.jpg)

This is the second one, who was a little further back.
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/lilevl13/ha3.jpg)

Another shot of the second one (who was doing the clucking).  I was facing the sun for this shot, should'a played with the exposure settings a bit, but I just snapped away uncertain how long it'd stay put.
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/lilevl13/ha1.jpg)

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Post by: feathered on March 14, 2011, 09:05:19 PM

The brown body and chest streaking means the second one is immature - I want to say Cooper's but I'll leave it to the experts. :D

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Post by: thouc on March 14, 2011, 09:38:02 PM

I'd say Cooper's on both. The adult has a very rounded tail and the juvenile has fine streaking on chest and white belly.

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Post by: Rob'in'To on March 15, 2011, 05:00:46 AM

Thanks guys!

After some thought last night and a bit of research, now a couple people saying this, I'd go with Coopers as well.  

I was half wondering if these were the two that have been going at the Pigeons in my backyard since this was so close to home?

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Post by: Luv2Bird on March 15, 2011, 12:54:49 PM

Nice captures.  Did you see my post last week when I had two Cooper's in the same shot ?  One was a male (smaller) and one was a female. I also heard the "sound" and when I looked up .. he was having his way with her!!!  :D  So they were a "couple" and maybe yours were making the "mating calls" too.  The first has very yellow eyes which I think means it's a young one too. Think they are Coopers.

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Post by: Rob'in'To on March 15, 2011, 03:34:09 PM

His way with her?  Ooooooop!   :oops:  Get a room, or a coniferous tree so we don't see that.  Ha ha ha!  Ah, nature, eh.

I missed your post but went and looked for it and commented.

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Post by: JW Mills on March 15, 2011, 07:25:11 PM

Nice captures Rob