# Cooper's Hawk with Kingbird chick

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/coopers-hawk-with-kingbird-chick/7617>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [July 12, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/coopers-hawk-with-kingbird-chick/7617 "2019-07-12T22:54:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/coopers-hawk-with-kingbird-chick/7617/1 "2019-07-12T22:54:06Z")

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![Coopers%20Hawk%20-%20NPN](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/b/b835540f37e9a9a0bff0223acc34dc035c727a9d.jpeg)

Canon 7D2, 400mm DO II, 1.4x TC III  
ISO 640, f6.3, 1/2500s

Any comments appreciated.

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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 1:55am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/coopers-hawk-with-kingbird-chick/7617/2 "2019-07-13T01:55:32Z")

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What a great catch, Allen. Your reflexes are amazing. Excellent detail in both birds. Very well done.

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**Author:** ![Shirley\_Freeman](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/shirley_freeman/32/11361_2.png) [@Shirley\_Freeman](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Shirley_Freeman)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/coopers-hawk-with-kingbird-chick/7617/3 "2019-07-13T15:50:30Z")

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Oh Allen, this is really a great shot, and so emotive. You can’t help but feel for the Kingbird, wanting to save her young. It does look like from the head hanging down on the chick that it is too late, even if the Kingbird could manage to talk the hawk out of it. The lighting, detail in all 3 subjects the composition, everything seems perfect to me. Excellent shot!

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**Author:** ![David\_Bogener](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@David\_Bogener](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Bogener)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/coopers-hawk-with-kingbird-chick/7617/4 "2019-07-13T21:10:00Z")

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Love the story captured here. The hawks eye watching the kingbird dive and the prey in the talons really add to this behavioral capture. Well done.