| Re: Sparrowhawk attack!
Thanks to all u guys that answered my query, I just want to say that nature took its course and the dove was dead this morning. Sad, but would have been a better end for the sparrowhawk to benefit from it. I couldn't leave the dove where it was as the neighbourhood full of cats....
As for stopping hawks from taking kills in the garden, I disagree strongly with this, even though I enjoy putting food out to watch the many birds in my garden. Why feel smug for feeding the cute blue tits and then get mad for inadvertantly feeding the big bad hawks? I was stood about 5 feet away from the hawk when it took the dove and could have prevented it, but I was stunned by the speed, grace and beauty of the hawk, a lovely male.
This is nature as it is, not all sweet n snuggly, and I never fail to be amazed by it, even when the outcome is sad like this. I feel priviledged to have witnessed the sight and saddened by the pointless loss of the dove. |