Participant Photo: Cooper’s Hawk fresh from the kill

We have had both a juvenile and an adult Cooper’s Hawk visiting our yard frequently this winter and they are such amazing creatures. This one has some blood on his talons still. I love all our birds, including the abundant Rock Pigeons who come and gobble everything we put out on the deck at lightning speed. I will note that we had 32 Pigeons when I started counting, and now we only have four! I doubt the hawks ate all of them, but they certainly are keeping the local population in check.