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Morning all,
picture it....
I was sitting in the conservatory with a cup of coffee, watching the 10 Blackbirds argue, the Robin come and go and the Sparrows chatter and flutter about. Then all of a sudden one of the female Blackbirds let out a panic stricken alarm call, everyone scattered and the Female Sparrowhawk flew like lightning from the side of the house and landed on the neighbour's shed.
I managed to get a few shots of her (the light isn't too good since its snowing), and then she was off.
I didn't have chance to change the focus points of the camera, hence why she's in the bottom of the photo :o)
Its also a good job my coffee wasn't hot - I jumped a mile and it went everywhere! I was soaked in coffee snapping away and overcome by the surprise, lol!
I'm surprised its taken this long for her to show up considering the weather. Especially since she's been a visitor here for a while now (few years), She has white patches on the back of her head that I recognise :o)
Paul, you definitely don't need television, with all that action going on in your garden. I think you should buy a supermarket chicken for her !
I nearly done her sausages with me, lol!
Unknown said: Paul, you definitely don't need television, with all that action going on in your garden. I think you should buy a supermarket chicken for her !
Hear! Hear! Paul. A chicken would be better than an inhabitant of sparrow corner!
Cheers, Linda.
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I know someone who done it for Red Kites but I'm not so sure it would work for a Sparrowhawk, lol!
Although I'd sooner she done that than eat one of my Sparrows!