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[Dthomp2669@xxxxxxx]

Good morning Birders,
 
At approximately 9:10 AM, an immature Cooper's hawk flew in and landed on a  
deck chair about 20 feet away from me at my home in Charlotte Park, West  
Nashville, Davidson County.  It was raining lightly, and the bird stayed  for 
only 
a moment before it flew into the grape vines then up into a tree behind  the 
deck.  It stayed in the tree from which it watched the deck for about  15 
minutes.  The mice that feed here finally began to move around, and,  fast as 
fury, the young Cooper's flew down onto the deck, snatched one up and  flew 
back 
into the tree where I assume it completed its kill and/or got a  more secure 
grip on it.  After a couple more seconds, it took its little  mouse morsel and 
flew away with it.  This young bird is still in VERY  immature plumage.  It was 
too fast for a photo while it was on the deck  making its catch, but I took a 
few snaps of it while it sat very camouflaged  among the leaves in the tree.  
I really do love my "Immy Coops."  
 
I had suspected that a hawk was around as all my feeding birds flew off the  
deck in a hurry just a couple of minutes before the "Immy Coop" flew down from 
 the tree onto the deck chair.  No birds have reappeared yet, so "Immy" may  
be feeding on the mouse only a few trees away behind the deck.  Since the  
little mouse may only be enough for an "appetizer," the Cooper's may return  
later looking for the rest of its meal.
 
Male hummingbirds are also giving me a thrill around here.  They have  been 
feeding in the rain this morning.
 
Cheers & prayers,
 
Dee Thompson
Nashville, TN

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