Participant Photo: Cooper’s Hawk Tail Spread

A male Cooper’s Hawk spreads its tail to dry out its feathers following a very wet late spring snow storm.
Nikon D7500, Nikon Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6.

Submitter: Kat. Bradley-Bennett

Place: Longmont, CO, United States

Date: December 13, 2017

Categories: Predatory birds

Species: Cooper's Hawk

2 comments on “Participant Photo: Cooper’s Hawk Tail Spread”

Theresa Nickels on December 14th, 2017 - 6:59pm

What a great capture of this youngster!

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Katherine A Kelley on December 15th, 2017 - 4:41pm

Beautiful bird and great photo!

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