I guess word is out about our neighborhood. An adult Cooper's hawk had another
of the local collared-dove flock for breakfast in the yard yesterday.
Re: predators taking prey bigger than themselves: I saw photos of a young
goshawk that killed an adult Great Black-backed Gull in NJ this winter.
I have seen many birds of prey kill things larger than themselves.
Northern Pygmy-Owls, routinely kill birds and animals larger than
themselves. I have seen Great Horned Owls kill and carry off snowshoe hares
that are much heavier than the owl and Northern Goshawks have been known to
kill full
From: "Ben S" <benr...@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 6:26 PM
To: "Colorado Birds" <cobirds@googlegroups.com>
Subject: [cobirds] On less Collared-Dove.
Must have been hard for the Sharpie to kill a bird
I did not witness the kill, but I had an adult sharpie hanging around in my
east-central Denver back yard around Christmas and New Year's, and it was
the chief suspect that left a pile of feathers from one of the East Colfax
rock pigeons that regularly frequent the ground around my feeders.
On
Must have been hard for the Sharpie to kill a bird bigger than itself!
Ben Sampson
Centennial CO
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After a busy week, I came home to find an adult female Sharp-shinned Hawk in
the process of killing a Eurasian Collared-Dove in my side yard. Unfortunately
I accidentally spooked her and she flew. The dove was still alive but never
budged. From a vantage point, I managed to confirm she came
