I watched an immature eagle doing the same yesterday. It was working on what had been a bird. Feathers were everywhere. Something else carried the carcass off, but the eagle came back looking for it later. What a sight! Very glad the dinosaurs are gone, too.
If PETA had their way…
Update: The hawk previously had the squirrel over in my neighbor’s yard. I just came home a little while ago from errands and discovered the squirrel carcass between my house and the neighbor’s...a good 50 feet from the scene of the “crime”. The hawk didn’t eat much...just the brains! My dog was with me, and trying to get at it, so I scooped the squirrel up in a plastic bag and deposited it in the trash. I dislike squirrels...but that was a rough way to go for the little fella...