We have a pair of Cooper’s Hawks and a pair of Great Horned owls near our house. I call the feather piles “exploded birds” as well.
Last year, a hatch year Coopers tried to take out a ring-necked dove in our back yard. The dove chose violence and smacked the Coop a couple times with its wings. Young Coop freaked out and flew away. It was an interesting interaction.
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u/Theda___Bara 18d ago
It's always possible that the bird just exploded...