An adult Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) sits atop spring snow with its talons locked onto a fresh kill of prey.

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Adult Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) looks around after a successful hunt, having captured a Pine Siskin finch to eat for lunch. Wildlife drama on spring corn snow.

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Photo credit: © Kyle Bedell / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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