Good that she took the kids inside, you never know what can happen.
I agree. I live in the Texas Hill Country. While driving into town a few years ago, I observed a large Red Tail swoop down and scoop up a jackrabbit that was at least 4 times as long and many times his weight. He didn’t get far in the air but did manage to drag him into the ditch next to the road. There he dispatched him and began eat his catch. I think extreme hunger will cause them to behave in aberrant ways. They do what they have to do to survive.
I read in, IIRC, Elmer Keith's "Hell, I was There" of eagles killing lambs that were too big to carry. They'd cut the carcass in two and carry the pieces back separately.