Curious what this Bird of Prey is

by Jeremy
(Alliston, Ontario, Canada )

I saw this bird early afternoon in early April.

It let me get quite close and take quite a few pictures before it flew off.

I'm not sure what bird it is.

I appreciate any feedback.

Thanks.

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starstarstarstarstar 		Seen same bird
by: Colin

I have seen this same bird in Angus, Ontario. It went after a black squirrel and missed. It then perched in the old maple tree in my backyard for a few minutes. By the time I got my phone to take a pic it was gone.
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starstarstarstarstar 		Birds of prey
by: Anonymous

It looks like a Merlin Falcon
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starstarstarstarstar 		Juvenile Cooper's Hawk
by: Anonymous

Beautiful pictures!
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starstarstarstarstar 		Cooper's Hawk
by: Anonymous

Most definitely a Cooper's Hawk
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starstarstarstarstar 		Raptor ID
by: Joey

This is most definitely not an Osprey or a falcon. Just Google Juvenile Cooper's Hawk and you can confirm my ID. The yellow eye confirms the Juvenile, along with many other indicators.
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starstarstarstarstar 		The Raptor
by: John

Looks like a Falcon.
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starstarstarstarstar 		Osprey
by: Anonymous

Your bird is an Osprey.
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starstarstarstarstar 		Answer to Curious
by: Joey

I believe that is a juvenile Cooper's Hawk. Beautiful pictures. You were lucky to be so close to it.

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