Hi All, Yesterday an immature Cooper's Hawk came into the yard, and perched near our small pond stream. It looked around a bit, then waded into the water and proceeded to flap, splash, dunk and sling water, as if it were a small bird having a bath. I have had both Cooper's and Sharpies come to the stream in the past and tentatively attempt to bathe, but there was nothing tentative about this bird. It wanted to cool off and it went for it. I took about 20 photos of the whole process, and they can be seen at http://www.pbase.com/mayhorn/bathing_coopers Roger Mayhorn Compton Mt Buchanan County VA