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Thread: There's been a Murrdurr!

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    Default There's been a Murrdurr!

    This evening at Scarfskerry a Sparrowhawk took a Greenfinch. Stamped on its head before pecking at its wings and body. The assailant then took to the air with the victim firmly gripped in its tallons.



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    Wowee. Well caught Sparrowhawk and well done Gronnuck.)

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    Thanks for this Gronnuck! Great photo. Hope the sparrowhawk doesn't find our wee birdies. I've got 4 feeders on the go, which need refilled all the bloomin time, but we have green finches, blue tits, great tits, sparrows, robins and have even spotted a gold finch recently so don't want them to get scoffed by another bird!! x

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    Quote Originally Posted by SunnyChick View Post
    Thanks for this Gronnuck! Great photo. Hope the sparrowhawk doesn't find our wee birdies. I've got 4 feeders on the go, which need refilled all the bloomin time, but we have green finches, blue tits, great tits, sparrows, robins and have even spotted a gold finch recently so don't want them to get scoffed by another bird!! x
    Nowhere is safe SunnyChick. The post you see behind the Sparrowhawk supports our feeders. Many of our visitors scurry around the grass picking up various seed that has dropped from the feeders. Thankfully we don't get a visit from the Sparrowhawk very often.
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    I have no burdies left thanks to a sparrowhawk OH. says I just fatten them up for him.

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    I know the sparrowhawk is a beautiful bird and needs to kill other birds to survive but I don't want it to come and kill 'my' birdies!

    I've heard the terrible 'screech' of it's victims at times and it was awful!
    "Until one has loved an animal part of their soul remains unawakened"

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