bird photography : cooper's hawk

I just happened to glance out the living room window and spy this young Cooper's Hawk perched atop our backyard fence on a dreary February morning. He remained incredibly bold, staying put and letting me approach to within a few feet as I took photo after photo of him and his breakfast.

Equipment: Canon EOS 30D Canon EF 300mm f4L IS with 1.4x Teleconverter Settings: f7.1; 1/200 sec.; focal length at 420 mm; ISO 400 Date: February 9, 2008 10:03 am Location: John and Beth's Backyard / Vienna, VA