Just had this in the garden
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 12:47 pm
Been told it's a juvenile Sparrowhawk
Been told it's a juvenile Sparrowhawk
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Just had this in the garden
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Been told it's a juvenile Sparrowhawk
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 12:54 pm
Very cool 
it is.
My nan had a resident Sparrowhawk that would take her garden birds straight off the feeders
I see the kill remains over at my dad's garden but haven't actually seen one there yet. They usually leave a ring-shape of feathers and the slime/guts flicked out in a straight line.
it is. My nan had a resident Sparrowhawk that would take her garden birds straight off the feeders
I see the kill remains over at my dad's garden but haven't actually seen one there yet. They usually leave a ring-shape of feathers and the slime/guts flicked out in a straight line.
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 1:12 pm
yeah it only looks like a yearling very nice
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 1:13 pm
Thats cool!
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 2:08 pm
A while ago a Pigeon was taking off outside the front door, a Sparrowhawk came down and took it out of the air!!! Got a pic somewhere
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 5:23 pm
We had one of those in our bedroom last year, bugger flew through an open window an could not find its way out.
The wife had to call me back from work to get rid of it. The talons are viscous.
The wife had to call me back from work to get rid of it. The talons are viscous.
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 5:39 pm
Viscous talons, there's a thought
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:32 pm
Bloody spell check.Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 8:11 pm
That would more than likely have been a Peregrine Falcon that took the Pigeon. Awesome birds!!!SpacePilotJohnLee wrote:A while ago a Pigeon was taking off outside the front door, a Sparrowhawk came down and took it out of the air!!! Got a pic somewhere
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:29 pm
Personally I would doubt the Peregrine.
Too low and the attack style is more that of a sparrowhawk. They love coming in just over obstacles and will take pigeons, as well as ground prey, it probably already had the pigeon spotted on the ground and was going for it. I've seen plenty of pigeon remains left by sparrowhawks.
Still I'm not always right
Too low and the attack style is more that of a sparrowhawk. They love coming in just over obstacles and will take pigeons, as well as ground prey, it probably already had the pigeon spotted on the ground and was going for it. I've seen plenty of pigeon remains left by sparrowhawks.
Still I'm not always right