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Thread: Bird of prey in Thurso garden

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    Default Bird of prey in Thurso garden

    Two nights ago:


    Lok how the rabbits are keeping out of sight!

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    Hi Sids

    It's a Sparrowhawk

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

    Sparrowhawk female at nest with young.


    nirofo.

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    Default Bird of prey in Thurso garden

    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.

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    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.

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    I wonder if it was the same one as I saw recently?


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    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.
    Away with the birds

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    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...



    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 .
    WeeBurd.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WeeBurd View Post
    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...



    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

    A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

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    Nice one, Kevin!
    WeeBurd.

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