OH I AM SO EXCITED! (hawks edition)

[eregyrn]

OMG OMG!!! Ridiculously exciting! This will teach me never, EVER to walk anywhere without my camera

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[jenlev]

Wheee!!!!! The birds are starting to sound different. Even the ravens when hears are making that gravelly sound more and more. Spring is almost here!

PS. Yes to carrying your camera. *veg*

[eregyrn]

I had a feeling that of all my flist, you might be the one who would most appreciate this. :)

[jenlev]

I totally get it. And...er, the current equipment I'm carting about is rather heavy. I figure it's good exercise. ;)

*hugs*

[raqs]

yep, that's why they make the cameras pocket-sized!
where do cooper's hawks usually live?

[eregyrn]

Meh! My camera is nearly pocket-sized. I know, I know... I need not to take chances.

First reading suggested that Coopers are largely edge-of-forest hunters who sometimes like backyard bird-feeders, as they go after smaller birds. But further reading suggests it's not actually that unusual to find them in towns, so. Still! I had no idea! I knew we had peregrines and redtails and kestrels.

And it turns out it was definitely a Coopers -- sharp-shinned are apparently like the size of a robin, and this was more crow-sized or a little bigger.

[xandra_lj]

\o/!!

How very cool! (And can I just say that I find your picture of the itty bitty owl SO DAMN CUTE??? \o/ again!)