there is a big o' coopers hawk sitting right outside my window.

[xchrom]

lovely brownish plumage on his breast -- with a little wavy design in there.

lots of lovely grey plummage.

he looks fat -- hopefully from feeding on pigeons.

the other birds -- of which normally i have a ton -- have all taken a powder.

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/i3330id.html

[qnr]

1. Nice :) n/t

[xchrom]

2. i'm thrilled!

as long as he doesn't ry to get ''my'' birds.

i'm very surpised the humming birds haven't seen him off.

they're usually very aggressive with other birds of prey that visit.

[qnr]

4. I can picture it :) ... we have bald eagles, ospreys, blue herons and tons

of ravens in our backyard (which is actually the Kennebec river). I like the ravens too, since the mascot for the GNU/Linux distro I work for uses a raven as a mascot.

[xchrom]

6. i'm right in the middle of oakland cali.

and i have one lonely raven -- but plenty of the others.

[buddhamama]

3. cool, xchrom

Hawks are cool creatures, are they not?! I once saved a a hawk from possible death after it had flown to low and bounced off the hood of a car on the interstate.

Good Morning, and pleasant watching. :hi:

[xchrom]

5. buddhamama!

i always get excited when you pop up!

:hi:

[buddhamama]

8. likewise xchrom

you're one of my DU faves! :loveya:

[xchrom]

9. back atcha Miss Buddhamama!

:loveya:

[wildhorses]

7. beautiful creatures

:hi:

[xchrom]

10. this one was an immature hawk.

the parents raise a couple of chicks every year in a small rose garden just a few feet from my house.

the young'uns stick around for quite a while.