Other assorted birds

He Has a Mate Now!

He flew out of the nest, over my head, and landed on a branch. And there below him was a beautiful female Cooper's. Now that his nest was complete, he had brought home a bride. That was so cool to see.
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)

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