Cooper's Hawk

Well, an interesting event occurred today while leaving the Point Edward arena parking lot after hockey. Just as I was loading my gear into the back of the pickup a Coopers Hawk flew past only about ten feet off the ground carrying a bird and landed in a nearby tree. Meanwhile two Peregrine Falcons were hot on its tail and continued to dive at the Cooper’s.

Eventually the Peregrines left and the Cooper’s started on its meal. Since the Cooper’s had come from the Bluewater Bridge and the Peregrines were severely agitated, I’m wondering if its meal was indeed a young falcon. I managed to get a okay shot as the lighting was very poor and the sight line extremely difficult.