the hunter (b in series) - a photo on Flickriver

            On November 21, 2024, the neighbourhood Cooper's Hawk swooped in and commenced an intense hunt for an afternoon snack after she failed to capture a bird on her initial approach.  She was very determined to not leave without her snack, which she had decided was a House Sparrow.  The flock of sparrows immediately hid down low in the bushes around the fence and maintained silence.  Ms. Cooper spent about 10 minutes scouring for a sparrow, switching her position, alternating between looking from on the ground to a search from the tree branches.  In photo c, she found a way into the bushes through the fence (I was briefly concerned I might have to extract her from the fence).  She then worked the other side of the fence in search of a sparrow.  I could only tell where she was by the sparrows that would rush out of hiding as she approached them.  She must have caught one, as after another few minutes of this, she left.  
   

Taken on: November 22, 2024

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