Sparrowhawk versus shopping hmmmm!

[2dogs2000]

After lunch today I was supposed to be going shopping (not my favourite pastime). When I looked out of the window there was this sparrowhawk having lunch on my birdbath. Retrieved my camera from upstairs and managed a couple of photos (my usual standard). I ended up watching him for 40minutes. After polishing off his meal he had a drink, washed his face and then pooped in the bird bath He then sat on the fence for a while to let his meal go down.
I went and checked for debris and I found plenty of feathers and half a beak










Needless to say I didn't go shopping today. Well you can go shopping anyday, but you don't get a sparrowhawk having lunch everyday.

[Blackbrook Eye]

Too right, I wouldn't mind starving for a week to get that close to my local sparrow hawk, good choice

Keith

[Jason Green]

Shopping or watching a sparrowhawk...

What bird was it? I guess it was a Blackbird or Starling, I think the latter...

I just hope his... odour he dropped in the bath doesn't put the birds off using it

[sunnydale]

Great shots. I've never yet been lucky enough to catch our visiting Sparrowhawk on camera.

[welsh.lensman]

Nice sequance of photo's, beats shopping any day.

[Hedge Witch]

Interesting sequence of shots, and I know exactly where you are coming from with the shopping thing - I hate it too. Give me a Sparrowhawk any day, poop and all!

[riggy]

great shots!!
beats shopping any day

[lovfinion]

A wonderful set of photos, such a treat

[Bouncytigger]

HELLS BELLS!!!!!!!!!!

Beats the SHOPPING anyday I'd say

I bet he will be back

I thought i saw one a couple of christmas's ago in mine but i wasn't sure if it was a kestrel at the time?

It did have the bird of prey beak and was fairly big and we always have a garden full of house sparrows at the best of time so you never know only a months to go now

could have been the SHERRY i spose??

[Ruth Daniel]

A wonderful series of shots.....I'd have abandoned the shopping too!