Tuesday 14 April 2015

We All Have To Eat

A bit of a surprise on glancing out of the kitchen window to see a Sparrowhawk on the lawn near the building at breakfast time yesterday. It was only just far enough away to be able to photograph it by standing on tip toe and aiming at a very awkward angle through the double glazing.

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Now there is one Starling less to scatter the bird seed all over the place.
All that was left after the incident was a pile of feathers:

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I assume from the lack of rusty colour on its front that this was a female.

7 comments:

  1. I bet this made your day. What a cracking sight to start the week.
    It doesn't look to have a red chest but it looks to have a grey and not brownish back. I'll leave it's sex to the experts.

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    1. Adrian: I think that's the closest I've seen one.

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  2. the hawks take doves and songbirds here, too. he's a beaut!

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    1. TWG: Starlings seem to be the main part of their diet in my garden, probably as there are so many about. I have known a female take a collared dove.

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  3. Breakfast all 'round. Good job on getting the shots!

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    1. Wilma: I was surprised it didn't spot me and the camera through the window though at that time of day it was probably seeing a reflection of the sky in the window.

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Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John

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