So the other day when I was photographing my clothes line, I heard a very strange sound coming from these trees.
Then the sound started up in these trees. It almost sounded like a monkey.

Then this flew by. (not my photo)

It is a Cooper Hawk. It was stunning. I could not take my eyes off of it. (hence no photos of my own.) I just stood there watching this bird with it's massive wing span and huge legs gracefully glide by my deck. Then another one joined it.

They have been in my yard now for a few days. They spend most of the time perched up in a dead tree, just watching. When I looked them up, I found out that they love to hang around bird feeders in this part of the country. They unfortunately do not eat the bird seed, they eat the birds. That is kind of sad. But we have noticed that there are fewer crows around. I do not have a bird feeder so I am not sure what is attracting them. Perhaps it is because it is so wooded around here. Not sure but they are beautiful to watch.