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28-APR-2015 LynnH

April 28

My Backyard, Sugar Land Texas

Caught in the Act!
The hawk was just finishing a eating a dove underneath my bird feeder.
Sorry for the blurry photo, but I had to take this shot through a dirty window and dirty screen.
He spotted me and flew off, a second after I snapped the shutter.

Here is the pile of feathers I posted two days ago, after his last visit.

Sony DSLR-A700 ,Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM
1/400s f/2.0 at 30.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Terry Sprague30-Apr-2015 12:06
Mourning doves are a favorite of these Cooper's hawks! Nice catch of nature in action. V
Stephanie29-Apr-2015 21:51
I've always thought that doves were hatched to be hawk food....
Mairéad29-Apr-2015 20:30
Oh dear- I can't help but feel sorry for the dove.
Irene Wehrli29-Apr-2015 19:58
Ja, nature sometimes is so very cruel, the hawk must survive for sure - so sad to see all these feathers…
Great capture anyway!
Irene
Walter Otto Koenig29-Apr-2015 15:39
A messy eater for sure. Did your cats see this?
Keith O'Brien29-Apr-2015 13:01
Nice one!
Helen Betts29-Apr-2015 05:07
You do seem to have caught his attention!
Julie Oldfield29-Apr-2015 01:52
I guess they need to eat......