We have lots of red tails here and built the chicken pens accordingly. But every now and then a Cooper's shows up and the protections weren't sufficient. So we altered the tops to keep them out.
On one migration, we had a half grown one that hung around because it could get through the protection. We had to lock the hens in the coop for 3 days. They weren't happy... It finally moved on.
You got some really nice shots of yours! Cool the flight one came out as well as it did!
Oh wow, it is a good thing the chickens made it through all the ordeals with the hawks. They are persistant once they find a nice and easy food source. I know that they get my sparrows and tit mouse from time to time as we find the feathers. Thank you for all your support and wonderful interactions.