raptor prey (was sea eagle observation)

["Kurtis Lindsay" <>]

A man who lives nearby me in Sydney was disturbed to find a headless feral 
pigeon on his doorstep.
He had this pre-conceived notion that someone (another person) had placed it 
there as a threat. We often get Peregrine Falcons in this area as well as 
Brown and less common Grey Goshawks, I'm leaning towards one of these 
feathered suspects.
On the topic of witnessed kills, one year in the Capertee valley  I watched 
an Australian Hobby tackle a Common Bronzewing to the ground. Struggling, 
the hobby continued to rip out bunches of feathers. The pigeon then 
succeeded to fly off for a few metres before the Hobby caught it again and 
flew (very awkardly) out of sight with its quarry.
It was interesting as the Pigeon looked as though it was the same size as 
the hobby.
Kurtis Lindsay