Here's one version of the verse in question.

New International Version
Has not my inheritance become to me like a speckled bird of prey that other birds of prey surround and attack? Go and gather all the wild beasts; bring them to devour.
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As a birdwatcher, I have seen small birds attacking birds of prey, but never one bird of prey attacking another.

My father used to say of an airplane that "It took off like a great speckled bird!"