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Coopers Hawks are birds that catch and eat other smaller birds. To catch a bird in flight requires lightening fast reflexes. As a result Coopers Hawks and their allies (Accipiters) tend to be very high strung. In the winter they seem to be more visible. In fact there was one in our front yard checking out our bird feeder. At any rate, I caught this one in the top of a tree at my favorit spot a couple of weeks ago. A point of interest is their red eyes.