Close up of a Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) holding a stil- alive pigeon before killing it, in an urban environment, UK.

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Close up of a Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) feeding on a dead pigeon in an urban environment, UK. The sparrowhawk had just captured the pigeon in a residential car park in West London. For additional images of this fight, see: 2K0M5JR OR 2K0M5HM OR 2K0M5K6 OR 2K0M5K0 OR 2K0M5K3 OR 2K0M5K9 OR 2K0M5K0

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Size: 3008px × 2005px
Location: Hounslow, UK
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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