I moved around the bird feeders in my backyard tonight and it brought out a huge flurry of activity. (Apparently some of them thought the feeders were a little too close to my deck so I backed them off a few feet and here came the entire crew!) About ten minutes later, they all took off simultaneously - even the lazy mourning doves bolted. And, for once, there I was with my 400mm on hand. Still, he was a good 40' from my deck and a good 20' up in the air.
This juvenile Cooper's Hawk didn't catch anything for dinner but I caught him for a change! :D:):D
for some reason i got a feeling that this show is going to happen again tomorrow or whenever you fill the feeders again. those coopers are tough! and mean!!