[HRB]

While gassing my car at the local gas station / carwash, my wife and I witnessed the life and death duel between a Cooper's hawk and a pigeon. While others continued filling their cars and proceeding to the car wash I managed to take several hundred photos of the event. Ironic how no one noticed what was happening or what I was photographing. A little on the gory side but...well its what they do!

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[Laurent Dieu]

Nice catch to both of you

Even when filling your car you must be ready for action

 

[Woody Meristem]

Excellent photo, good you had the camera with you. I never cease to be amazed at how unaware of their surroundings most people are -- you'd think that would have been bred out of humanity over thousands of years as the unaware were eaten by cave bears, lions or whatever other large predators we evolved with.

 

[KurtT]

Rough heighborhood! Nice grab/ wonderful pose too at an unexpected moment. I need to carry camera more.

 

[ssheipel]

Great capture!

 

[Marcus Slade]

Wow, would this be the equivalent of wildlife photojournalism? Talk about nature's "reddened tooth and claw". Great work.

 

[HRB]

Appreciate all the kind comments! This is just one of those "right place, right time" occurrences when you have the right equipment at hand.

 

[MorganP]

Nice shot I think the blood on the beak add a nice demission to already great shot. As wildlife photographers we want are shot in the wild but life happens everywhere nonmatter what.

 

[Irap]

That are great hunters, nice shot Hal.

 

[Mark Garfinkel]

Good photo, it pays off when you look around.

 

[dwillar]

Nice shot!