Went to the spot where I try to get photos of Belted Kingfishers and Northern Rough Winged Swallows on the 17th. I had just set up my collapsible stool and had just sat down when I heard a Kingfisher chatter close by.
A second later the Kingfisher burst from the trees fighting with another bird. The other bird fell into the river and I was surprised to see it was a Cooper's Hawk. The Kingfisher perched on a branch about 40 feet away, the Cooper's Hawk flew out of the river and landed on a branch several feet away where it was immediately beset by Northern Rough Winged Swallows.
The Cooper's Hawk didn't stick around long and flew off. The fight lasted but a few seconds, and the remainder of the incident lasted maybe 5 seconds.
I was able to get only a few really bad shots of the Hawk as I hadn't been able to set up the camera being that the action started as soon as I sat down and only lasted about 7 seconds. I also didn't have time to clear the weeds that were in the line of sight so they have blurred parts of the photo.
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| Cooper's Hawk just after it got out of the river |
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| Belted Kingfisher shortly after the Hawk departed. |
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| Northern Rough Winged Swallow |
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| One of several Bee's that were buzzing around my feet |
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