Pictures of My Pet Cooper's Hawk

No kidding! Wonder if it's the same one.

The only other hawk it could be is Sharp Shinned. They look a lot alike, but a Sharp Shinned won't sit out exposed like that. They hide in trees and brush and are very hard to see. I had one eating wild quail in the yard last month. I knew something was there, could hear it thrashing in a big oak. Before I even saw it, it took off, flapping like crazy, and a poor dead quail plopped down behind me. The hawk came back and finished eating it later. Waste not want not!
 
Great pictures. My first guess would have been a Sharp-shinned Hawk. Both Cooper's and Sharp-shinned Hawks look almost identical when immature. I think the Sharp-shinned Hawks are a little smaller than the Cooper's Hawk.
 
The hawk in post #1 was about the size of a crow.

I think this is a Sharp Shinned Hawk, it was very small.
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The per part is a joke. ;) I was just trying to be funny.
It was funny! 😄 I view hawks with such mixed emotions - they're beautiful and good at what they do, but it's such a downer when they kill a chicken or duck. They've forced my chickens into a run and the ducks only range because they hang out with the gaggle of geese. 😕
 
The hawk in post #1 was about the size of a crow.

I think this is a Sharp Shinned Hawk, it was very small.
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You are correct, that is indeed an adult Sharp-shinned. :thumbsup Besides the size, also notice that its nape is the same shade of gray as the cap unlike the adult Cooper's in your last photo which has a lighter gray nape. You sure get some great views of these guys!
 

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