Cooper's Hawk 9 July 2006, Whiting Ranch Park, Lake Forest, Orange County, California. Photo © 2008 Joseph Morlan


This is one of four recently fledged juveniles chasing each other through a grove. One bird (not this one) was holding prey in one foot and trying to land with the other foot while being chased by siblings. It never managed the trick and kept falling out of the trees calling loudly. Quite comical. Photo is uncropped.

Olympus D-550z / Nikon FieldScope 3 / 30XWA (hand-held - no adapter).
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