There was only one witness present when the attack took place, but when questioned, he said he was concerned about the aggressive hawk flying overhead.
@pyrrhula Interesting, isn't it, that some birds are known only to small regions and others live everywhere! Only recently these smaller sized Mourning Doves have been joined here by larger, lighter, Asian Doves. They're pretty, but rather than "coo-coo' sounding sweet, that have a terrible sounding "voice"!
@allie912 It was happenstance that I caught the aggressive move! I've seen them chase one another away, but I didn't realize they actually tried to inflict wounds!