[Va-bird] Cooper's Hawk gets Cowbird (photos)

  • From: "Roger Mayhorn" <rmayhorn@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "Birding Virginia" <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 13:41:15 -0400

Hi All,
This morning, while snow was falling, a Cooper's Hawk flew into the yard and 
made a meal of a female cowbird. This sequence of photos shows how the bird 
systematically removes the primary feathers and eventually the wings before 
flying off with its prey.
http://www.pbase.com/mayhorn/coopers_4_7_09

Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt

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