Photographs and videos are copyrighted by Larry P. Ammann 
		Equipment: Pentax K5, DA*300, 1.7AFA, Televue 85 
		All images and videos have been cropped for composition and down-sized for web viewing.
		
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	      A Tale of Three Nests
  
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		In late March, the female RS Hawks settled into their nests to start a five week incubation period.
		The Cooper's Hawks started this process several weeks later.
		
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RS Hawk nest #1
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RS Hawk Nest #2
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		    Fortunately both Cooper's Hawks started to hang out near their nest before the leaves came back which enabled me to find it.
		      This nest was well-camouflaged once the leaves came back. Note that the male Cooper's is significantly smaller than the
		      female.
		    
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Checking over the nest
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Everything seems to be ready for eggs
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