cooper hawk peers intently

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This monochrome close-up detail of a Cooper`s hawk, a midsized hawk, shows it peering down from its perch on a tree branch. A skillful, swift, and efficient predator, it dines mostly on squirrels and smaller birds. This bird is found from in North America from southern Canada to Mexico.