Cooper's Hawk Vs Morning Dove

I heard a big thud as something hit our living room window. When I looked out the window I saw a dazed sharp-shinned hawk perched on a flower pot. About 8 ft away I noticed a morning dove that also appeared dazed and wounded from colliding into the the window. What transpired next is shown in the video. The hawk couldn't kill the dove immediately because it was so big so it started eating on the dove while it was still alive. It was hard to watch and it made me realize that nature isn't always kind and this scene is repeated many times every day. Having a bird feeder in your back yard is also a dinner invitation to the hawks.

[@SeanDiego]

Nature being and nature beautiful and sad. Amazing video and even better that you didn’t go disturb and didn’t try and get a selfie

[@markmoore4088]

A juvenile female Sharpie. Nice video!

[@williamjaeger5940]

I had a cooper's hit a starling in the driveway! It decapitated it and flew off with the body! I hate seeing doves or cottontails get it they are so peaceful but such is nature!

[@Duvmasta]

The hawks have to eat too! They also help keep vermin under control.

[@garycarrigan7972]

That should have read " moUrning dove.

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

I'd like to correct what I said in the last comment about the spot where I'd want to use your film: it's at 1:35. I read all the comments about identifying this hawk, and I have to agree that it's probably a Sharpie. I'm not much concerned about that, though, since the two are so similar in looks and behavior.

[@danielscissorhands]

No volume?

[@mroctober5]

it has the head of a coopers hawk, but smaller legs and talons like a ss hawk. overlap between the two species is further complicated considering female sharp shins are close to the size of male coopers hawks.

[@Sauceman-rj9ej]

Not that much difference between this hawk and our sparrowhawks here in England

[@carolineboves4043]

That's a Sharp shinned hawk... really impressive bird

[@whatweshouldknow5648]

It's part of life cycle but they're mean as hell of course I'm not a fan of them because I feed the little birds lol

[@carolineboves4043]

@@whatweshouldknow5648 Well, i not only feed the little guys, i OWN one. I am a proud mommy of a beautiful Starling... Maggie.🥰🥰🥰

[@carolineboves4043]

@@whatweshouldknow5648 I love Nature. Predatory birds are wonderful creatures, they kill to eat... to survive, to feed their young. Humans kill for the pleasure of it.

[@Rainkit]

poor dove broke his wing

[@drinkinglotsofsoda]

And it was limping

[@tomdehm6101]

Mourning Dove?

[@rztexas]

We have sharp shinned hawks here in South Texas and 99% of the time they go after sparrows. You caught this guy with a lot of luck.

[@suzianthony4928]

😢

[@mourning-dove]

Mourning dove must of fightings back COOOOO forever!

[@jamesh7160]

I believe that it is a Coopers Hawk, and not a Sharp Shinned Hawk. They are often confused as they do look similar. The eyes of a Coopers Hawk are black pupils, with yellow. The Sharp Shinned Hawks have red eyes, and the tail feathers do not form a band, or stripes near the base.

[@ronpk32]

Thanks for the info. I do believe I misidentified this hawk.

[@jamesh7160]

Your welcome, and no worries. I found out the same way(someone telling me) myself, after making the same mistake.

[@brandonseth6148]

James H but an immature sharp shinned hawk has yellow eyes like the coopers hawk. After the first year the eyes turn red. This cohld quite possibly be a sharp shinned hawk. The head size though, makes it more of a coopers hawk. A sharp shinned hawk's head looks too small for its body. A coopers hawk's head looks too big.

[@brushwolf]

Definitely a Sharpshinned Hawk in immature plummage. Square end to the tail ( not round like the coops) and size reletive to the mourning dove is small. All North American accipiters eyes darken but it comes with maturity.

[@Duvmasta]

Fresh dove

[@z.239]

no one's intertaned

[@patsyrentsch1903]

Wasn't this fun to stand and watch it and not try to help it not entertaining

[@Lunar_Capital]

@@patsyrentsch1903 Help it? LOL welcome to planet Earth, alien.