Occasionally I'm annoyed by the first photos I've put on my set of Pennsylvania bird pages, and so I thought it was time to replace my original Cooper's hawk page. After I selected the new photos, I realized that I had already replaced the earlier ones. Drat: Another senior moment. Anyway, I feel that today's photos are good enough to increase my online Cooper's collection.
To recap: A Cooper's hawk is a medium-size accipiter. "Accipiters are short-winged, long-tailed, forest-dwelling raptors" (from Hawks: Peterson Field Guides, by William S. Clark and Brian K. Wheeler).
A few days ago I encountered the following immature Cooper's hawk while walking in the game land. We were both surprised, but fortunately the hawk lingered long enough for me to take several photos of her (and I assume the hawk is a her because she was so large).