Yes, it must be a red shouldered hawk. I assumed Cooper Hawks were bigger because of the name “Chicken Hawk”. The hawk in that photo couldn’t steal a chicken.
Coopers talons aren’t even enough to deal with squirrels or corvids, you can often see all of them sharing a habitat. Mice would be their go to meal. I used to take pictures of them training their young to hunt in North Dakota, you could see ten to twenty spread between some elms and aspen during April and May.
Maybe a red-shoulder hawk? They look similar, but with… red shoulders.
Yes, it must be a red shouldered hawk. I assumed Cooper Hawks were bigger because of the name “Chicken Hawk”. The hawk in that photo couldn’t steal a chicken.
Coopers talons aren’t even enough to deal with squirrels or corvids, you can often see all of them sharing a habitat. Mice would be their go to meal. I used to take pictures of them training their young to hunt in North Dakota, you could see ten to twenty spread between some elms and aspen during April and May.