FreeLists / bristol-birds / [Bristol-Birds] Cooper's Hawk Video

["Rick Phillips" <sunfish0501@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello birders,

This morning I was visited by a Cooper's Hawk that's been hanging around for a 
couple of years.  He's usually so unconcerned with me that I can walk up under 
him like he was a pigeon down at Pal's.  This morning I saw him perched up 
along the road in an elm tree and decided to walk up with the video camera and 
take a little footage.  While I was taping him he got that nervous "I'm about 
to do something" look and so I backed off the camera zoom a bit to get him as 
he flew away.  Instead, he shot straight up and blasted a morning dove that had 
just landed a few feet over his head.  I captured this few seconds of action as 
best I could and have posted it at
http://media.putfile.com/coopers-kill-01.  Hope that link works for you.  Just 
found out about it and it's a free video web-hosting site.  All you raptor fans 
enjoy.

Merry Christmas to all,

Rick