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30-06-2008, 01:49 PM
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| | | Encounter wirh a young sparrow hawk
My main interest is wild flowers but while I was out today I came across this little chap standing on a path. It wasn't too frightened by my presence and I took a few images. It eventually fluttered off under a wire fence into a wooded area. I don't think it would be in any immediate danger
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30-06-2008, 01:53 PM
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| | | Re: Encounter wirh a young sparrow hawk
Erm, I may be wrong but it looks like a Kestrel to me. |
30-06-2008, 01:54 PM
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| | | Re: Encounter wirh a young sparrow hawk
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Originally Posted by RobinP  Erm, I may be wrong but it looks like a Kestrel to me. | Your right its a Kestral nice pic though
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30-06-2008, 02:02 PM
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| | | Re: Encounter wirh a young sparrow hawk
Def young Kestrel 
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30-06-2008, 02:41 PM
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| | | Re: Encounter wirh a young sparrow hawk
Thanks for the replies - my son had put me right on this one a few minutes ago as I've got the image as desktop background. If you look at my threads on the wildflower forum I don't know a lot about those either!
At the end of the day it's a nice picture of another wonder of nature and that'll do for me. |
30-06-2008, 06:34 PM
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Lucky u & a lovely pic too  |
30-06-2008, 06:35 PM
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| | | Re: Encounter wirh a young sparrow hawk
He's just beautiful |
30-06-2008, 06:38 PM
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| | | Re: Encounter wirh a young sparrow hawk
Lovely picture,I myself have been watching a family of kestrels over the past month-beautiful birds
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30-06-2008, 06:58 PM
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| | | Re: Encounter wirh a young sparrow hawk
Yes it's a gorgeous young Kestrel and what a thrilling encounter it must have been. They're beautiful Birds and I love the picture.
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30-06-2008, 08:26 PM
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| | | Re: Encounter wirh a young sparrow hawk
The youngster was very co-operative, I was probably only a meter away. 
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