Sparrowhawk (Slightly gory photo)

[Richard]

A person I know was sitting by their Kitchen window, looked outside and saw this.

Not a great sharp photo, hurriedly got phone and took it through the glass.

It's a shame but the law of the jungle and they are beautiful birds..

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Up until about 3 weeks ago we had two in the field behind us. I spent ages trying to get a photo, it's hard to keep up with them when they're flying and I searched high and low for where they were nesting.


Richard.

[saint-spoon]

They are truly magnificent birds Dickie, last year I saw two on the ground with a kill in a matter of weeks. I did read somewhere that they are becoming more common in towns as they have realised that more and more of us are putting up bird tables which in turn concentrate their food.

[Richard]

Majestic aren't they. I recall your post about that spoony, read it yesterday when I was moving all the posts, reminded me to post this.

If there are Sparrowhawks about, Bird Tables can be like a Burger King Drive Thru.

Not nice when an innocent Blue Tit is having his or her lunch but all part of a chain, plus of course at least it's nature's balance.

It's nature at work and not 'creature Human' destroying their survival habitats with diggers, concrete and insecticides!

Around here the Sparrowhawks have been concentrating on Pigeons, the edge of the field is a mass of destruction !

Richard

[wendy]

Yes beautiful birds. Nature in the raw, I am afraid.
We also have one around the Community Centre we run. He/she certainly keeps the pigeon population down. Whereas before the council shot them. So the poor pigeons are not being 'wasted' if you know what I mean.

[Gwenoakes]

They are very beautiful birds and like said, its nature and they have to have food to live just like every other living creature.

[silverback]

Had the leftover feathers of a pigeon in our garden a couple of days ago from a kill!, we have a local sparrowhawk/s and see them after the pigeons, mostly collared doves, spectacular to watch , but too fast for a camera!!