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22-06-2008, 09:41 PM
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| |  Sparrowhawk plus tea
Several times we have had a sparrowhawk land in our garden, look around and then fly off.... a couple of times we have found feathers but we have never seen one actually eating  until today 
And today just before tea, it started out as usual, sparrowhawk landed, looked about, jumped onto the hedge and then gone...
But after 5 mins it returned and at first it wasn't clear what it had but I did wonder if it had caught something so rushed to get my camera and fire off as many shots through our french doors as I could without startling him/her 
And guess what... the sparrowhawk was having an early tea (it looks like a poor sparrow too )
Anyway while the photos were not brilliant they are my first of a sparrowhawk eating so my next aim is to get better ones    |
22-06-2008, 09:53 PM
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| | | Re: Sparrowhawk plus tea
Bet you couldn't believe your luck. What kind of bird is it eating. looks like a wader to me.
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22-06-2008, 09:57 PM
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| | | Re: Sparrowhawk plus tea
I suspect it is a sparrow (we don't get many waders near us ) but I could be wrong  |
22-06-2008, 10:00 PM
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| | | Re: Sparrowhawk plus tea
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Originally Posted by Duke of York  I suspect it is a sparrow (we don't get many waders near us ) but I could be wrong | It seems to have long legs for a sparrow - maybe the long legged ones 
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22-06-2008, 10:03 PM
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| | | Re: Sparrowhawk plus tea
Think it looks like a song thrush.
Lucky you having a sparrow hawk visit.
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22-06-2008, 10:19 PM
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| | | Re: Sparrowhawk plus tea
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Originally Posted by Bub-les Think it looks like a song thrush.
Lucky you having a sparrow hawk visit.
Barbara | Actually it would be a bit disappointing if it was a song thush as we do not get many visiting our garden (I can only remember one even though we have seen and heard them in our local wood)
It would be just our luck that the second visit would be as a sparrowhawk's tea |
22-06-2008, 10:43 PM
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22-06-2008, 11:02 PM
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| | | Re: Sparrowhawk plus tea
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Originally Posted by deer boy | Thanks Deer Boy I didn't believe it!!!
PS I'm thinking of starting a competition for "Guess the Tea"
PPS My guess of sparrow looks like it is wrong |
22-06-2008, 11:15 PM
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| | | Re: Sparrowhawk plus tea
It looks like a very young bird to me.
There are no real feathers and the wing tip is very round, possibly a game bird.
My guess would be a pheasant chick. |
23-06-2008, 07:59 AM
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| | | Re: Sparrowhawk plus tea
My first thought was song thrush, maybe a juvenile, easy prey for a Sprawk. | | | |
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