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It was a nice surprise when this juvenile Cooper's Hawk dived down in front of a group of photographers and landed less than 20 meters away. It then flew up a tree that was a little further away. I moved closer to have a better angle to get the twigs out of the line of sight. A few seconds later, it came down into the wetland and I was able to get some open shots. It was interesting to see this raptor run and walk around in the shallow like a shorebird. Only when I came back and was processing the photos I noticed a piece of its left wing was missing. Must be some old injury, and this hawk still flies without much problem.

Aperture: 8	Shutter: 1/2000
ISO: 800	Flash: Off
FL: 380 mm	Lens: EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Distance: 18.1 m	Species: Hawk, Cooper's

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