Photos by BarrytheBirder
Pictured here is a Sharp-shinned Hawk, in my backyard, after it caught a Mourning Dove which was on the ground beneath one of the bird feeders. In the top photo, the hawk is seen holding its prey down and mantling, or spreading its tail and wing feathers to hide the prey from any other bird of prey that might try to steal the dove from the 'Sharpie'. None did, so the 'Sharpie' had a complete meal (below).
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