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A hawk swooped down and sunk its talons into a pigeon on West 10th Street and West Fourth Street about 12:30 p.m. on Friday, a witness told DNAinfo New York.
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The witness, who works in the neighborhood, said the kill happened in the shadow of a Citi Bike station.
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Photos showed the hawk standing over its prey, still gripping the pigeon's bleeding body, with pigeon feathers strewn around it.
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The witness said that as a crowd gathered, the hawk flew up and took its prey to a nearby fire escape.