[TN-Bird] Immature Cooper's hawk "hits the deck" AND a dove

Hello Everyone,
 
Just moments ago, I came into my dining room just in time to see a very  
clumsy immature Cooper's hawk fly up from my deck in the Charlotte Park area of 
 
West Nashville, Davidson County.  Apparently, I startled the bird which  caused 
it to fly up, but not without what appeared to be a mourning dove  "meal."  
Although I don't see any blood, I think the bird had already  started to feed 
on its prey when I came out judging from the feathers all over  the deck.
 
This is the first "visit" I've seen from this year's baby Coop, although at  
least one from last year came by very often and let me get so really up close  
& personal photos of it.  It "matured" gradually and was looking very  adult 
the last time it came to the deck.  Seems like those parent birds  have 
figured that my open deck is a place for "easy pick'ins" and have  guided their 
little ones here to hunt.  Needless to say, this young one  surprised me as 
much 
as I surprised it, so it got away before I could grab my  camera off the table 
and shoot.
 
What a nice birding thrill for a cloudy Saturday.
 
<TODAY'S COOPER'S MAY BE THE BABY IN THIS REPORT I MADE  FOR JULY 22 WHICH 
WAS SEEN JUST A FEW BLOCKS AWAY::  Almost  forgot!  Yesterday morning, as I was 
driving down Thunderbird Drive between  River Rouge and Achievement Drives, an 
immature Cooper's hawk flew into a tree,  while up above an adult Coopers was 
"flying with the rock pigeons" perhaps  hoping for a conquest.  I hadn't seen 
a Cooper's in quite a while since one  of last year's immatures made my deck 
a regular stop to scope out my bird feeder  which gave me the opportunity for 
some really nice photos very up close and  personal.  It's good to know that 
the neighborhood Cooper's hawks were  apparently successful once again this 
year.  Maybe they will drop by here  later on for a little "lunch.">
 
Cheers & prayers,
 
Dee Thompson
Nashville, TN
 
 
 

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