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.
Scott Somershoe
Littleton CO
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> On Feb 19, 2017, at 8:21 AM, <pygmyowl@frii.com> <pygmyowl@frii.com> wrote:
>
> 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 grown Turkeys.
>
> Birds of prey are quite exciting creatures to watch hunt.
> Scott Rashid
> Estes Park
>
>
>> On Sat, 18 Feb 2017 17:26:01 -0800 (PST), Ben S <benrmnp@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Must have been hard for the Sharpie to kill a bird bigger than itself!
>> Ben Sampson
>> Centennial CO
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