Sparrowhawk attacks a Dove | London 

David Attenborough's job is safe for a while yet.

Your wife in the background is hilarious :)

I couldn't stop laughing at your wife's(?) reaction while you were commentating it like a neutral observer, she was clearly on team dove's side.

Doves and pigeons are plentiful so give the Hawk a break.

Not a Peregrine, it's an adult Sparrowhawk. Prey is a dove not a pigeon.

"Oh Nooooo" "feathers all over the garden" - oh dear.

sparrow hawk seems to be the same size as a feral pigeon

And the swift Sparrowhawk takes the unsuspecting pigeon from under the table and proceeds to tear it a new arsehole.

Must be crazy to see it right in your own garden. I almost expected David Attenborough to start narrating.

Nice. That's a collard dove btw. I've only seen this happen once and it was right outside my window. the sparrow hawk was killing a wood pigeon right in front of me.

Usually they eat them alive because they don't have the big claws like the goshawk to kill

Thats more of a sparrowhawk

Ha ha can’t get anymore English than this

Should have told that lady to get over there and watch that spectacle rather than moan about there being feathers in the garden.

its a male Sparrowhawk and a dove

I love the banging on the glass..its not a dinosaur go out there....

I wouldn’t worry too much . Pigeons and doves breed like gremlins and are vermin like so numbers are excessive anyway. However I wouldn’t be having that in my garden. What a mess! I’d be running that carnage out !

Don't worry, the feathers will blow away

can sparrowhawk hunt a racing pigeon ? cause sparrowhawk is not that big bird

Had to read the comments two correct the rest soooo wrong female sparrow hawk and collard dove

Yes: Female(?) Sparrowhak at Dove.

That’s a dove different colour compared to a wood pigeon

Normally I would say don't interfare but being that it would have made a mess in the yard I would have.

A Sparrow Hawk goes strait to ripping out feathers once its caught its prey. I was lucky enough to see a Red Tailed Hawk get a dove once. It was setting on a 4 ft chain link fence then next time I looked it had fled and got about 30ft before the hawk caught it and took it to the ground. The Hawk held it a about 30 seconds and flew about 40 feet farther from me and landed on the ground and started ripping out feathers with its eyes still fully open. Its kind of terrible to see but it is natures way I guess.

It is adult male spparow hawk juwnline

Why didn't you save the 🐦 (pigeon)

Is it a HULK 🤣😂🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🤣🤣🤣🤯🤯🤯🤯🤪😜👌👌👌. O NO 👌🤣😂😂🥳

Why u dont stop it

oh no.oh shit. no

Hahaha cool film mate!

Oh no

Poor collared dove

Banging on the patio door, moaning the feathers is going over his lawn. Why bother recording it in the first place?

Great Job 😁

Maybe in London but not in the United States! I have seen a male sparrowhawk or better known as the american kestrel close up.

sparra hawk

killing mashine

That is a Goshawk!

Its almost never that you get to see the hawk actually catch its prey. This was a great catch by the man shooting the film as well. Cheers!🍻

Sorry, but that is a cooper hawk, not a falcon.

This is a cooper's hawk, not a sparrow hawk.

I would of had to got involved couldnt stand and watch that

why didn't you help the dove

Unlucky Collard Dove, great footage the female Sparrowhawk is dining like a king tonight. The wife needs educating on the circle of life and natural selection.

You could of saved the dove,now you've gotta clean up the mess

Why u did not rescue a dove from these kind of bad birds very bad

They don't kill their prey. They eat them alive. Hawks need culling. They are so common now that they are not only killing many native bird species, they are also killing, & ruining the sport of pigeon racing, and killing 1,000s of fancy domesticated pigeons daily.