Bill,
Your squirrel had obviously never been eaten by a Cooper's Hawk.
Those that have been eaten look completely different.
joe faulkner
On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Bill Heck <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Last week, we had a Cooper's Hawk and a Gray Squirrel sitting within about
> five feet of each other on the railing of our backyard deck. The squirrel
> was munching on some bits of food and seemed to be keeping an eye on the
> hawk, but did not appear especially nervous. The hawk watched the squirrel
> in what I can only describe as a desultory manner. (Yes, my descriptions of
> both animals' behavior are highly anthropomorphic!) What does seem obvious
> is that the squirrel did not feel very threatened by the presence of the
> hawk. I should note that the hawk appeared by size to be a female; pretty
> big for a Cooper's.
>
> There really was no significant interaction; the squirrel kept eating, the
> hawk looked around, and within a few minutes they went their separate ways.
>
> Bill Heck
>
>
> > > On another note, I saw the most interesting thing that day down the
> > street
> > > from my house: A Cooper's Hawk had grabbed a Gray Squirrel and had it
> > > pinned to the ground. I was able to stop and watch this epic
> > struggle. The
> > > hawk was not tearing at the squirrel -- just holding it down while it
> > > fought back. Finally the hawk tried to lift off with it and couldn't
> > -- so
> > > dropped back down. After about another minute of looking around, the
> > hawk
> > > squawked and flew off without the squirrel. At that instant, a Red
> > Tail hit
> > > the squirrel (I didn't see it until it hit) and rolled it -- but
> didn't
> > grab
> > > it. The squirrel, no doubt wondering if this day could get any worse,
> > sort
> > > of ran/staggered to some bushes by this house and went up into them.
> > > Meanwhile after the missed hit, the Red Tail perched in a Pin Oak
> about
> > 20 feet
> > > from me and the Cooper's flew back into a Crabapple about 75 feet
> away,
> > > with both watching the bushes. After about 10 more minutes of them
> > watching,
> > > the Red Tail flew off and then I drove off. Never saw a Coopers try
> to
> > > grab a full grown Gray Squirrel before -- anyone seen this? I know
> they
> > > take Chipmunks and probably those small Red Squirrels, but a full
> grown
> > Gray?
> > >
> > > Paul Graham
> > > Worthington
> > >
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