Cooper's Hawk

This Juvenile visited us yesterday morning and appeared to be totally undisturbed by my presence.  It's been back a number of times today to the utter dismay of the goldfinches that are trying to feed youngsters at the feeders.  I don't really think it's figured out the whole hunting gig yet as Goldfinches were landing within a few feet of it and it just sat there.  This was one of those times when I was mentally cursing the shadow that the hawk was in only to realize later that if the sun had been on it, I would have had to walk at least 20 feet into the yard to get a decent angle and it probably would have flown.

I chose this shot from quite a number of keepers because I think it expresses that youthful curiosity that seems to be present in nearly every species.

7DII, Sigma 150-600 C @ 468 mm, hand held, f/8, 1/200, iso 800, aperture priority, pattern metering, -1/3 EV.  Processed in LR5 & CS6.  Cropped from a horizontal to 8.1 MP with arbitrary proportions (2662 x 3065).  Taken yesterday (August 6th) at 6:35 AM.

Comments and criticisms are very welcome and most appreciated.

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