Mama’s Big Boy!

Posted on January 6, 2015 by apronheadlilly

This immature Cooper’s hawk is a big one! And if you look closely on the talons, you can see he has already had a meal!

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wife and mother, musician, composer / poet, teacher, and observer of the world, flawed Christ-follower

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24 Responses to Mama’s Big Boy!

Natasha Sykes says:

January 6, 2015 at 5:28 pm

Beautiful!!

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- apronheadlilly says:
  
  January 6, 2015 at 8:23 pm
  
  Thank you!
  
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patsykmiller says:

January 6, 2015 at 6:06 pm

That last shot is really something!!

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- apronheadlilly says:
  
  January 6, 2015 at 8:22 pm
  
  Powerful talons and legs, for sure!
  
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danitacahill says:

January 6, 2015 at 6:31 pm

Nice bird of prey shots!

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- apronheadlilly says:
  
  January 6, 2015 at 8:22 pm
  
  Thanks. They are amazing critters.
  
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susanpoozan says:

January 6, 2015 at 9:09 pm

Loved the ‘take off’ picture.

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- apronheadlilly says:
  
  January 6, 2015 at 9:10 pm
  
  Thanks. He has spooky blood on his talons, though. I guess I never thought about what color bird blood is. 😦
  
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tootlepedal says:

January 6, 2015 at 9:50 pm

Either you spend a lot of time looking out of your window or you get a lot of visits from hawks….or you are very skilful. Great pictures as usual.

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- apronheadlilly says:
  
  January 7, 2015 at 3:07 am
  
  Well, the window by my computer has a straight shot to the feeders and the fence. So while I work, I glance. Then if I see one land, I go out slowly, and so many are bold enough to let me get within 6-8 feet with my zoom. We have had a lot lately–sharp-shinned, Cooper’s, and this teen Cooper’s. He is a big one with bloody talons! Maybe I ought not get so close.
  
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  - tootlepedal says:
    
    January 8, 2015 at 10:28 pm
    
    You must go out very delicately. You certainly get wonderful shots. I am very envious.
    
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    - apronheadlilly says:
      
      January 8, 2015 at 10:43 pm
      
      🙂 It is fun–except for the bloody talon thing. That spooked me.
northerndesert says:

January 6, 2015 at 10:39 pm

Great shots. 🙂

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- apronheadlilly says:
  
  January 7, 2015 at 3:08 am
  
  Thanks. He was a beauty.
  
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Dorothy E says:

January 7, 2015 at 1:00 pm

I love your amazing photographs. Beautiful!!

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- apronheadlilly says:
  
  January 7, 2015 at 7:06 pm
  
  Thanks! It is my happy pill. 🙂
  
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The Birding Bunch says:

January 8, 2015 at 4:50 pm

If it seems large, it might be a female. 🙂 I took a peek at your fine art site. If you ever get a picture of a hawk catching (not eating) a house sparrow, I’d probably buy it. I have enough of Kessie eating mice. I finally gave our female Kestrel a name; it’s easier to say than “female Kestrel”.

We have not seen any accipitors in quite some time. They must be around since the birds vanish from time to time, hiding where ever they can.

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- apronheadlilly says:
  
  January 8, 2015 at 4:55 pm
  
  For some reason, we are seeing a lot of hawks lately. Many are bold and let me approach quite close, but this last one with its bloody talons was a bit intimidating. 🙂 The Fine Art site’s free account only allows 25 photos. I will see if it is a viable option for sales before I pay for it. It seems a bit like a needle in a haystack as far as people finding you. We’ll see.
  
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  - The Birding Bunch says:
    
    January 8, 2015 at 5:03 pm
    
    How much of each sale do they keep? I could imagine it hard for people to find you, but since you have linked to it, at least your followers know. From your pictures, I perused around to others. I won’t buy it, but there are prints of a painting of a black bear and a hummingbird checking each other out. I always like unusual encounters like that and wonder if they occur in reality.
    
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    - apronheadlilly says:
      
      January 8, 2015 at 6:17 pm
      
      They have a baseline of what they get, then the artist adds as much mark-up as they want. I have only added 4-6 dollars for the different products to be competitive. The advantage is there is no outlay and money tied up in unsold stock, and you have the potential of hitting a much bigger market. The downside is that you are one of a gazillion folks with their stuff out there. If people like your work and are directly linked, then that would work. But if you just do a search for a particular subject, there are so many to choose from, the chances of a buyer finding you seems slim. But we’ll see.
    - The Birding Bunch says:
      
      January 8, 2015 at 11:26 pm
      
      Unsold stock… I have a lot of that and always forget about my large stash of greeting cards that I tried selling through a blog and farmer’s markets. Sigh…
    - apronheadlilly says:
      
      January 8, 2015 at 11:27 pm
      
      Just can’t afford that right now.
Booksphotographsandartwork says:

January 8, 2015 at 9:26 pm

I am amazed by hawks and other large birds but I hate to think of their meals. Poor things.

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- apronheadlilly says:
  
  January 8, 2015 at 9:40 pm
  
  Really. I love them but don’t want to see them eat. 😛 But they need to eat, too! 🙂
  
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