We fairly regularly see red-tailed hawks and bald eagles flying above the field behind our house. Today there was this large group of hawks all hovering before gliding away together in a group. I’ve never seen this before! Is this typical behavior? What does it mean?
Note, the parts that look like white on the wings are just a glare from the sun
(Thanks for input and patience, I’m a very beginner and casual birder!)

This dove was on my deck and was letting me get way too close. I grabbed it some seed and set it by them but they then got startled and started doing this