Yesterday afternoon we returned from running errands and I climbed up to my office to check my email. When I sat down I immediately noticed a new bird in the landscape... an accipiter! Like most of those we see here this one seemed to be a sub-adult. I raced downstairs, assembled my camera and sneaked out the front door. I was able to take a lot of photos before the bird finally flew.
The accipiters are known for their propensity to dine birds using the feeders and I'm sure that the large number of birds in the yard are what has been attracting it. I'll send this photo to a couple of friends and see if they can tell me whether it's a Sharp-shinned hawk or a Cooper's hawk.
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