Hawks

This big gray hawk is probably an adult Coopers Accipiter cooperii.  He was very inquisitive, searching around in the adjacent back yards as well as in the exposed areas of the woods.  As a predator of smaller birds, he was not shy about being here, in the open and even perched for a while on a neighboring deck railing.

                 

                                    

The smaller hawk on the log pile is probably a Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus.  He was also looking for smaller birds, but not as bold as the Coopers.