Cooper's Hawk - Dr. Dude Photography

Cooper's Hawk on the ground with a White-winged Dove as prey. — **Cooper’s Hawk, Fort Worth, TX, February 2, 2025**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-20,000; f/10; 1/500 sec.*

This page is for the Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii). My first photographic evidence occurred on January 17, 2022 at the Village Creek Drying Beds, Arlington, TX. He was posing high in a tree on one side of the trail, and the flew to the other side where he was closer and could posed some more. I obliged and took more photos, trying my best not to disturb his hunt. The best photograph I have taken of the Cooper’s Hawk to date (above) is the February 26, 2025 photograph after hearing something crash into our garage door. I went out and saw this hawk flying off with the White-winged Dove in its talons. It went two doors down and began to eat, while I grabbed my camera and started taking photos.

Cooper's Hawk perched in a tree looking for its next meal. — **Cooper’s Hawk, Village Creek, Arlington, TX, January 17, 2022**
*Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-3200; f/7.1; 1/2500 sec.*

Cooper's Hawk sitting on a branch low in a tree. — **Cooper’s Hawk, Village Creek, Arlington, TX, January 22, 2022**
*Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-1*600; f/6.3; 1/4000 *sec.*

Cooper's Hawk perched high in a distant tree looking backwards. — **Cooper’s Hawk, Cleburne State Park, Cleburne, TX, January 29, 2022**
*Canon EOS 5DS R* with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-2500; f/7.1; 1/3200 sec.

Cooper's Hawk perched on the dead branch of a fallen tree. — **Cooper’s Hawk, Tecolote Canyon Trail, San Diego, CA, April 23, 2022**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2500; f/11; 1/1000 sec.*

Cooper's Hawk perched on a large tree limb, looking over its right shoulder. — **Cooper’s Hawk, Sequoyah NWR, Vian, OK, September 12, 2022**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-500; f/11; 1/800 sec.*

Cooper's Hawk perched in a tree watching for prey. — **Cooper’s Hawk, Bosque del Apache NWR, San Antonio, NM, November 10, 2022**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-200; f/10; 1/500 sec.*

Cooper's Hawk soaring overhead. — **Cooper’s Hawk, Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA, January 11, 2024**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1250; f/10; 1/800 sec.*

Cooper's Hawk sitting deep in a tree. — **American Kestrel, Crowley, TX, February 2, 2025**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-80; f/11; 1/800 sec.*