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sids
10-Sep-09, 22:28
Two nights ago:
http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/tt270/ostaragirl1/IMG_0656.jpg

Lok how the rabbits are keeping out of sight!

nirofo
11-Sep-09, 19:53
Hi Sids

It's a Sparrowhawk

Here's a photo of one at it's nest with young.

Sparrowhawk female at nest with young.
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o71/nirofo/Birds/Sparrowhawkfemaleatnestwithyoung.jpg

nirofo.

highlander
11-Sep-09, 20:07
That must have been a scary moment for your rabbits, today our young hens were hiding under the van, when i looked about to see why, here was two buzzards hovering.
Nirofo thank-you for posting such a beautiful photo.

smithp
12-Sep-09, 13:16
We,ve kept chickens now for a few years - there's been buzzards, sparrowhawks and hen harriers around the place but never an attack . The only hawk attack came form a harris released from someones arm. I don't know why,the chickens would be an easy target, I guess they must have the fear of man factor that the birds in town have lost somewhat.

astroman
12-Sep-09, 23:29
I wonder if it was the same one as I saw recently?

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj138/astroman_caithness/Sparrowhawk.jpg

kas
01-Oct-09, 23:13
Lucky you. I have never been lucky enough to have one stay in the garden for a photo. They seem to be more common these last few years around the town. Not everyones ideal garden bird though.

WeeBurd
22-Oct-09, 15:45
All my little Goldfinches, Siskins etc have just scattered with a mad fluttering of little wings... I think this may have something to do with it...

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn7/w33burd/Birds/221009001.jpg

Apologies for the poor photo quality - this is the first time I've managed to get a pic of one in the garden, and it's been taken through a foosum window with the bloomin' camera flash on :(.

Kevin Milkins
22-Oct-09, 22:20
All my little Goldfinches, Siskins etc have just scattered with a mad fluttering of little wings... I think this may have something to do with it...

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn7/w33burd/Birds/221009001.jpg

Apologies for the poor photo quality - this is the first time I've managed to get a pic of one in the garden, and it's been taken through a foosum window with the bloomin' camera flash on :(.

I was trying to take a picture of a sparrow hawk through our kitchen window last year and the flash kept going and all I got was a photo of the inside of a misty window. I was lucky that I had a little bit of battery in my video camera and got the following clip.
I have posted this before so apologies in advance to anyone that is bored with it

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm196/kevinmilkins/th_SparrowHawk04-10-08.jpg (http://s296.photobucket.com/albums/mm196/kevinmilkins/?action=view&current=SparrowHawk04-10-08.flv)

WeeBurd
22-Oct-09, 22:49
Nice one, Kevin! :)