Cooper's Hawk Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: I don't think of Cooper's Hawks as being particularly uncommon. In fact, I see them quite a bit, but most of those sightings are of a fly-over or a quick fly-by. After all these years I guess I'm surprised when I see I don't really have that many photos of them. My favorite photo isn't ideal as it's a bit long distance, but it seems like most of the time when I see a Cooper's Hawk, it's an immature, and it's nice to get a photo of an adult bird. Taken in October 2015 in Minnehaha County.

Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii


Cooper's Hawk 1 April 23rd, 2017 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Cooper's Hawk 2 May 22nd, 2010 Blue Mound State Park, Minnesota	Cooper's Hawk 3 December 10th, 2010 Saguaro National Park, Arizona	Cooper's Hawk 4 September 3rd, 2012 Near Brandon, South Dakota

Cooper's Hawk 5 October 2015 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Cooper's Hawk 6 December 2016 Brandon, South Dakota