birdfeeder bully

[walleyeRyummy]

[pureinsanity]

Awesome pic! Those hawks are awesome. Have had a couple nest in a wood duck house for many years now

[reinhard1]

i watched a hawk grab a squirel right off our bird feeder in one quick fly bye. good luck.

[Dbl]

Opportunistic! Nice shot.

[EBass]

Cool pic - know what type that hawk is? I like the rusty breast. Wait that came out wrong.

[pureinsanity]

Coopers Hawk they are pretty fierce predators!

Most prey are mid-sized birds, with typical prey including American Robins, jays, woodpeckers, European Starlings,quail, icterids and doves. Birds preyed on can range in size from wood-warblers to Ring-necked Pheasants. They may also prey upon the raptor American Kestrel.[7] They have been known to rob nests and also eat small mammals like chipmunks, hares, mice, squirrels, and bats.[4] Other possibilities are lizards, frogs, snakes and large insects. It normally catches its prey with its feet and kills it by repeatedly squeezing it and holding it away from its body until it dies. They have also been seen drowning their prey, holding it underwater until it stops moving.[4] The hawks, in addition, often pluck the feathers off their prey on a post or other perch. They are increasingly seen hunting smaller songbirds in backyards with feeders. They will perch in trees overlooking the feeders, then swoop down and scatter the other birds in order to capture one in flight. These hawks can also pursue their prey on the ground by half running and half flying