Oh my God a hawk just ripped up a pigeon right in front of me and totally just sat there eating it

This happens frequently around our house. We feed a lot of birds (hundreds daily) and there are red tail and cooper’s hawks that hang around.

Every week or so we’ll find what we call a “bird explosion” - a bunch of feathers in about a 2 foot area, usually with a few remains inside the circle.

I’ve watched them tear snakes into strips and gobble them down too.