Under Attack! Northern Harrier; Bird of Prey

[Argranade]

That's a young female coopers hawk indeed!

They have very good hearing and that's how they catch their prey most of the time, they'll be on a tree then on the other side of a wall could be a bird... instead of having to fly over looking for prey it can hear it very well so they do a surprise attack. I had a coopers hawk take one of my pigeons. Very beautiful and smart birds. I'd suggest moving that bird feeder closer to a bush or somthing this way the song birds will have a place to escape when that bird attacks, they will have a less chance of getting killed if the bird feeder is not out in the open! I attached a photo of a coopers hawk, you can see the detail very well.

[DJFyrewolf36]

Birds of prey are beautiful creatures! My parents got Red Tailed hawks in thier yard all the time going after mice and squrells. I haven't seen any hawks or the like here yet but Im sure its only a matter of time.

Thanks for sharing!