Cooper's Hawks in the Creek

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p.1 #1 · Cooper's Hawks in the Creek

I witnessed something new today. A pair of Cooper's Hawks flew down to the creek and bathed themselves for 10 minutes. I've never seen this before and it was fun watching them give watch while the other would shake in the water.

Female Cooper's Hawk, on Flickr

Male Cooper's Hawk, on Flickr

Apr 14, 2026 at 06:36 PM

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p.1 #2 · Cooper's Hawks in the Creek

Now there's something you don't see everyday. Great find !

John

Apr 14, 2026 at 08:33 PM

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johnohio wrote:
Now there's something you don't see everyday. Great find !

John

I've never seen that happen with any raptor.

Apr 15, 2026 at 01:00 PM

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p.1 #4 · Cooper's Hawks in the Creek

I've only seen hawks in the water when it was very hot. Nice find

Morris

Apr 17, 2026 at 06:55 AM


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