Hawks and Doves

 A few days ago an immature Cooper's Hawk was at the birdbath when a White-winged Dove attempted to chase it off. At first the hawk hunkered down in a defensive position but then it went on the offense and got a talon full of feathers as the dove flew away. 

The clump of feathers is still visible on the talons in this photo.

This morning a pair of Curve-billed Thrashers visited the birdbath. One of them stuck around long enough to take a bath.