The following two photos give a sense of proportion between a Cooper’s Hawk and a small bird, the House Finch, that often comes to our bird feeder.
Cooper’s Hawk. Photo taken four days ago.
Today, a House Finch perched almost at the same place.
House Finch on a cold and cloudy day
A Cooper’s Hawk is more than three times as big as a House Finch. However, the hawk prefers to eat birds that are larger than House Finches, such as Blue Jays or Mourning Doves.
Interesting that the hawk prefers the larger birds…. maybe too much of an effort to catch a dozen smaller birds versus one big one. In my neighborhood we have red tail hawks that prey on the crows.
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Love all birds, but love the raptors most.
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Beautiful House Finch. I can see clearly of Cooper’s Hawk’s eye, wow! Great photos!
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The little finch is so pretty!
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