[TN-Bird] Cooper's Hawk in the Bird Bath
- From: amjwoody@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: Tennessee Bird List <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:57:26 +0000 (UTC)
I looked out the window a few minutes ago and saw a Cooper's Hawk on the rim of
our bird bath. The bird had already seen me and stared straight at me for a
long time, which is only fair since I was staring straight at her. Finally, she
entered the water and engaged in vigorous bathing--shaking her whole body,
wings, and tail and spreading her feathers until she appeared twice her normal
width. After a couple of these gyrations, every feather was soaking wet. She
tolerated our observation through binoculars, but flew when we got the camera
out.
I don't know about you, but this counts as a thrill on my Sunday afternoons.
Alice Woody
Knox County
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