The 3 RT nestlings had fledged about 2 weeks before (one crashed into a window and had to be rescued by the local wildlife rehab folks). Mom was still feeding them but laying out food at different locations so they could seek it out for themselves. On this day she had placed a freshly-killed pigeon on a rooftop. The youngest one (L'il Bro) got to it first, tussled with it then flew to the "Eating Tree" when Big Sister hurtled into him, causing the pigeon to fall on the grass. She then claimed it as her own and gave me a baleful look as I caught the action --

The 3 RT nestlings had fledged about 2 weeks before (one crashed into a window and had to be rescued by the local wildlife rehab folks). Mom was still feeding them but laying out food at different locations so they could seek it out for themselves. On this day she had placed a freshly-killed pigeon on a rooftop. The youngest one (L'il Bro) got to it first, tussled with it then flew to the "Eating Tree" when Big Sister hurtled into him, causing the pigeon to fall on the grass. She then claimed it as her own and gave me a baleful look as I caught the action --