Sparrowhawk

[Lincs Yellowbelly]

Hi all,

Firstly, sorry i've not been about much lately. Recently started "another" new job and have obviously been a bit pre-occupied with that

Just wanted to share an encounter with you. Came down this morning and noticed a female Sparrowhawk eating a meal in our garden, from the lack of feathers i'd say that it had killed elsewhere but brought it here to eat. The amazing thing was, the bird was in the garden for well over half an hour and only left when I had to go to work, taking the meal with it. It's certainly an experience eating breakfast watching a Sparrowhawk eat hers

A quick pic taken from upstairs through the window so quality aint great.

[Hedge Witch]

Great shot, great experience!

What is that structure she's sitting on?

[Lincs Yellowbelly]

Its a archway structure you walk under

[Kev-B]

Nice one ..

My regular "Birding" pal, who lives in Cleethorpes & has a large, mature garden often gets them ..

I've had just one .. last year .. it was sitting on the back lawn eating something (which proved to be a Blue Tit) .. and then it hopped onto one of my solar-powered lights and used the edge to wipe its beak on ..

By the time I'd got the camera .. it had gone ..

Bye for now ..

Kev ..

[JeffH]

Nice one Lincs.

Jeff

[sleipnerofasgard]

Nice pic,rather than start another Sparrowhawk thread, just thought id tack my pic this evening onto this one. I don't know if it is the same bird but this is the fifth in the garden in a year and the second in a week but is it male or female? I'm no expert but it looked small so i'll guess male

[demicav]

Originally Posted by sleipnerofasgard

Nice pic,rather than start another Sparrowhawk thread, just thought id tack my pic this evening onto this one. I don't know if it is the same bird but this is the fifth in the garden in a year and the second in a week but is it male or female? I'm no expert but it looked small so i'll guess male

Looks female to me. Great pics and stories. They're fantastic Birds.

[big bill]

great pics guys well done

[sleipnerofasgard]

Ok, just checked the RSPB birds by name website and my picture is obviously female so my apologies for not checking there first, guess i'm just too damn lazy

[Lincs Yellowbelly]

Thanks for the comments, also took a picture of the Male earlier in the year(may) and have seen him a number of times land on the fence They must nest nearby as they are quite regular.

The Male from May



P.S the arch the female is on is slightly to the left of the paving slabs