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Originally Posted by Dan Salter  Ok i wanted to give the new meindl boots a stretch so took a walk around the lovely grounds of Leeds Castle ( my posh neighbours) today....just finished watching the falconry display and as i walked out home accross the estate/farmland i had a lovely close fly over from what im pretty sure was a hobby...had my bins too so i got a good close shot.
My question is....what do hobbys eat when the dragon flies are not around? do they just make do woth other insects? |
They take a lot of birds, even in the summer, as well as large insects. They are good at chasing Swifts, Swallows + near me they regularly take Starlings . They nearly all disappear by late September on route to Africa, but have just read of one seen in December as well as other unseasonal birds such as various warblers, Swallows + House Martins. Could your bird have been a male Sparrowhawk? They are grey above with chestnut barring. Maybe Merlin male as others have suggested?