This afternoon a Hawk swept a Mourning Dove off our deck railing and crashed into the window with it. It then landed on the deck with Dove in talons and was about to have lunch when it noticed me at the window. Hawk flew to nearest tree branch and Dove froze in place. They stayed in these positions for at least 10 minutes while I scampered from window to window and went outside to take photos (none of those are great, despite having tons of time and co-operative birds). Finally the Hawk gave up and soon after that the Dove also left.
I'm thinking it was a juvenile Sharp-shinned (based on its size, a little larger than a Blue Jay, I thought, and the head looked a little flat. I wasn't sure if the end of the tail was straight enough, but someone will know for sure). It would be great if someone would look at the photos and tell me what it is.
Here is the link to photos http://acadiabirds.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/hawk-and-dove-march-26-2013/
Thanks so much! Carol in Town Hill
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