Thursday, May 12, 2022

Hawk-Dove Encounter

 I was taking photos of a Cooper's hawk when a couple of Eurasian collared doves came by. I don't know if they were trying to scare the hawk away or if they just didn't see it.






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  1. I don't understand what I'm looking at, did the hawk attack the doves?

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    1. No, I don't think the hawk attacked the doves, I think it just flew away when it saw them coming. It looks like a very close encounter but I don't believe there was any contact. All three birds flew off with no apparent injuries. I have a couple more photos that show them all flying away after the "near miss" but they're not quite as good so I didn't post them.

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