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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Vince on July 05, 2011, 06:26:43 PM

Title: Riverwood Coopers Hawk Family Update
Post by: Vince on July 05, 2011, 06:26:43 PM

The chicks have gotten pretty large but Mom is still bringing meals.
The lighting in the forest made it difficult for me to get better shots
Here I caught her preparing for a hunt
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ZUZCXbN40F8/ThONKgkUGwI/AAAAAAAACkE/9q9HQyw9u2A/s640/_DSC2197.JPG)

She was successful and spent considerable time appearing to clean the victim and was calling the chicks
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nO2v9f9J5h0/ThOJjdsq4iI/AAAAAAAACjo/tKeL-u4rlHE/s912/_DSC2202.JPG)

Three of the chicks were waiting in the nest for lunch
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-pggpPmQTDOs/ThOJs_FlAKI/AAAAAAAACjw/BZGCWk7ewH8/s912/_DSC2284.JPG)

While the forth was perched on a nearby branch
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LW0gayfq6sQ/ThOJwoubmeI/AAAAAAAACj0/26DYdVtCI_g/s912/_DSC2286.JPG)

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Post by: Lloyd on July 05, 2011, 06:58:31 PM

That's a nice update, Vince. Thanks for posting!

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Post by: surfinbird on July 05, 2011, 07:35:30 PM

Great set , thank you for posting . I do have to say that thier eyes look like my cats when it's about to get kitty treats .

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Post by: Vince on July 05, 2011, 09:30:18 PM

Thanks for your comments
Vince

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Post by: steve rossi on July 06, 2011, 06:29:14 PM

Thanks for the update Vince, I went today to the Coopers nest I had been watching and they have all left the nest and the nest was completely gone,apparently the hawks dismantled it themselves ,I was surprised to see this.

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Post by: Vince on July 06, 2011, 09:30:32 PM

Hi Steve,
Long time no see.
Yes, that is unusual. The nest in these pictures was used last year and there is one in the woods behind us that has been used more than one year. Maybe some hawks would rather tear down than renovate. They need to call Mike Holmes.
Vince

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Post by: mr.sharp-photo on July 07, 2011, 04:50:17 PM

i was there today and i'm not sure if there is more than 1 nest.  i've seen 1 nest before and its now covered by other trees' foliage. but i could definitely hear 1-2 hawks calling as its parent sat on a branch 50 feet away.

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Post by: Vince on July 07, 2011, 06:38:07 PM

They're is only one that I'm aware of and I believe the Coopers won't let another hawk nest in the same forest or within a certain range. This one can be difficult to see because of the foliage.