LIttle winter assassins! In my part of South Dakota, winter is the only time you tend to see Sharp-shinned Hawks, and the vast majority of the sightings I've had have been right in my own backyard around feeders, or around other feeder complexes. They know where their prey is, and they certainly take advantage of the concentration of small birds at feeders. Not a happy Christmas for the poor House Sparrow victim in the featured photo.
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