I was looking out in my garden as I had just put out the morning food and I caught sight of a grey bird right in the very corner.At first I thought it was one of the Woodpigeons but on closer inspection saw it was a Sparrowhawk.It had caught a bird which may have been a Starling but was more likely one of my resident Blackbirds (not much left but some dark feathers and a yellow beak).I managed to take a photo which I hope is clear enough.It was very sad to see a death in the garden but also to see the Sparrowhawk.Nature seems cruel to us but all birds need to feed and survive.
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Hi Madpenguin, I'm afraid I can't see your photo, I'll check back again later, it is sad to see, thats the only thing about nature shows I don't like I feel so sorry for the prey, but then if they show the predators going hungry because they haven't had a catch in so many days and they are getting week, I sit there urging them on to make a kill, there's no pleasing me lol.
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Hi Madpenguin,
What a fabulous photo. Well done for spotting her as she blends in well with the garden. I am sorry she caught one of your birds but at the same time I'm glad she caught her breakfast. Great you managed to grab your camera. Brilliant.
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Hi Madpenguin
Beautiful photos and wel done for the photo capture
Yes, nature is raw, and it does pull a lot of punches even if they are not what we want to see in our lifetime
As Sparrow has said it is her breakfast.
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Susan H said: Hi Madpenguin, What a fabulous photo. Well done for spotting her as she blends in well with the garden. I am sorry she caught one of your birds but at the same time I'm glad she caught her breakfast. Great you managed to grab your camera. Brilliant.
Hi Madpenguin, terrific that you spotted the sparrowhawk and then were able to take a super photograph.
Hi Madpenguin, that is a brilliant photo - well done! It is, of course, sad that she caught one of your garden birds but as you say at least she did it for a valid purpose. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful bird with us.
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Lovely photo. She's a magnificent bird - that yellow eye makes her looks so fierce. To us it's a shame that something has to die for her survival but I guess there's no sentiment in nature.
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Lovely photo and yes it is sad, but I wonder what we would do if there were no supermarkets. We would be out hunting deer no doubt and Sparrowhawks do not have a long life and only kill what they need to survive so I suppose nature balances itself out in the end.
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Can't see the photo I'm afraid, will check back later
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Hi madpenguin.That's a brilliant sparrowhawk picture. The fact that she paid a visit to your garden to get her breakfast shows that you have a very healthy bird population.Paul.
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That is one sad aspect of feeding birds in the garden the Sparrow Hawk views them as their bird table as well,we get regular visits and usually small male tries to frighten birds out of hedge,always torn between letting nature take its course or saving what we call our birds,tough one that.