The male and female Cooper's Hawks had been momentarily sitting side-by-side on the same limb. The male (right) sprang into flight just as the shutter was tripped.
In a rare alignment, both hawks can be seen in the same picture. The male is in the lower part of the picture, to the right of the tree trunk. The female is near the top, to the left of the trunk and out of focus. They were making soft, almost inaudible, sounds and seemed to be talking to each other.
This close up shot of the male clearly shows the horizontal striping on his breast.
Here again both hawks can been seen in the same picture. The male is in the lower-right corner while the female is in the upper-left corner.
Although they have yet to occupy it, this nest has been the object of much activity by these hawks. It has been largely built during the month of March and appears nearly complete at the end of March. It is about 60 feet above the ground, in an oak tree, on the edge of a wooded hill.
