I try to remember to bring my camera when I'm walking Russ in the morning and had it today. I spotted this hawk flying in the neighborhood and got as close as I could and did my best to take a picture while having a 65lb dog on my wrist. I can't tell for sure whether this is a Cooper's hawk or a Sharp-shinned hawk because they are cousins and very similar. The Sharp-shinned hawk is smaller and you can look for things like necks and tails. The size suggests a Cooper's hawk but the tail seems squared so maybe a Sharp-shinned hawk. They are built to fly in the woods and like to surprise birds at a feeder.
Not the clearest picture but I'll let my Salina readers weigh in on what I have here...
** Editor's Note: My nephew Jon feels this is a Cooper's hawk not fully mature. The size for one and the fact that they stay year-round.
And here are a few pics of geese in formation over our house...
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