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The Cooper's Hawk is a medium-sized raptor found most often in deciduous woodlands throughout the lower 48 states, the southern Canadian provinces in summer, and south through Mexico in the winter. Its prey consists primarily of woodland birds but smaller mammals and reptiles are also a part of its diet. |
Photographic notes:
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Leica R4sP, Leitz 560mm f/6.8 Telyt-R, Kodachrome 64. During the fall migration the Cooper's Hawk can be observed from Hawk Hill in Marin County California. Volunteers from the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory monitor the migrating hawks. |
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Leicaflex SL, Leica 400mm f/6.8 Telyt-R, Kodachrome 200. |
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Leicaflex SL, Leica 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R with 1.x4 APO-Extender-R, Provia 400F (June 2005) Mom's on sentry duty while dad does the grocery shopping and prepares breakfast for the chicks. |
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Leicaflex SL2, Leica 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R, Provia 400F (January 2006). This immature Cooper's Hawk is in the care of a falconer from the California Hawking Club |
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Leica R8/DMR, Leica 560mm f/6.8 Telyt-R (May 2006). |
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Leica R8/DMR, Leica 280mm f/4.0 APO-Telyt-R (June 2006). |
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Leicaflex SL2, Leica 280mm f/4.0 APO-Telyt-R (June 2006). |
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Leica R8 with DMR digital back, Leica 560mm f/6.8 Telyt-R (14 September 2008) During the fall migration the Cooper's Hawk can be observed from Hawk Hill in Marin County California. Volunteers from the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory monitor the migrating hawks. |