The raptor Coopers Hawk came to the water bowl for a drink, then dropped his tail feathers into the cold water while looking around for dinner.
All the songbirds freeze in place and get very quiet when a raptor appears. They don't want to be seen or heard, for fear of becoming a raptor's meal.
Read a fascinating article about alarm calls that birds make to alert others of a raptor hunting in the area . . .
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/look-out-the-backyard-bird-alarm-call-network/
