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My Cooper's hawk friend
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 9:49 am
by pamcook
We saw her again this morning. She flew along side our truck for about 100 feet. Couldn't get my camera open fast enough. She was carrying a snake (about 3 feet long). That would have made a page!
Re: My Cooper hawk friend
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 12:02 pm
by ScrappinJen
yikes
Re: My Cooper hawk friend
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 12:39 pm
by paddlegal
How cool Pam! I love it when I see a raptor carrying off a rodent or snake. Birds not so much but our critters all have a living to make. Hope it happens again and you can get a photo of her. They are nesting right now and have a huge job of feeding their chicks.
Re: My Cooper hawk friend
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 2:23 pm
by mpizzazz
Wow, that must have been exciting, Pam. Any idea where the nest is?
Re: My Cooper hawk friend
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 2:58 pm
by troublesmom
Very cool! U wouldn't mind missing some snakes from around here.
Re: My Cooper hawk friend
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 5:22 pm
by pamcook
I don't know where the nest is. I'll have to sit outside one day to see if I can tell. There are 100's of trees around us so she has lots of options.
Re: My Cooper hawk friend
Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2017 2:56 pm
by Debbie J
I know it's not nice to say but I really hate snakes! Ugh,Cheryl Miller terrorizes me withsnake picture all the time!
Re: My Cooper hawk friend
Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 7:50 pm
by clamscrapper
Debbie J wrote:I know it's not nice to say but I really hate snakes! Ugh,Cheryl Miller terrorizes me withsnake picture all the time!
Me too, Debbie.
Re: My Cooper hawk friend
Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 10:32 pm
by paddlegal
My neighborhood Cooper's Hawk preys on my bird feeders occasionally. It's the birdie buffet. Their main diet is smaller birds. But they will eat just about anything. I'm all for them going after snakes. Politically incorrect I know.
Tomorrow is my bi-weekly raptor survey I do for Cosumnes River Preserve. My Route Team meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday to ID, count and record in detail all raptors within a specific territory. We love it when we see one carrying off a snake.