Coopers Hawk Perched Against the Blue Colorado Sky
Image shows an adult Coopers Hawk sitting in the branches of a barren winter tree, against the blue Colorado Sky. Small to medium-sized hawk with relatively short rounded wings and rounded tail. Adults are gray above with pale orange barring below; immatures are browner and streaky. Very similar to Sharp-shinned Hawk, but larger with bigger head. Also note deeper, slower wingbeats. Breeds in forested areas; more common in suburban areas than Sharp-shinned Hawk. Feeds mainly on birds captured in flight. Often stalks feeders in search of prey. Taken near Pueblo Lake, Pueblo Colorado, late winter
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