Bird Watching: Hawk Alert, 0 by MichaelEnMass

MichaelEnMass wrote:
We noticed these three (2 Goldfinches and 1 female Purple Finch - we think) seeming frozen at the bird-bath this morning. We'd never seen this before. We do have Coopers Hawks in the area, but we couldn't see what these guys obviously could see. They remained motionless for 5 entire minutes - only looking up but otherwise completely immobile. There was also one Goldfinch at the feeder and one Red-breasted Nuthatch on a tree-limb above the bird-bath, and they too were not moving, not eating. It was a stunning and dramatic five minutes. We photographed them from indoors, not wanting to frighten them into flying.