We occasionally see a flash of brown and yellow through the trees and hedges in the garden as a sparrowhawk swoops down on a sparrow or goldfinch but never before have I seen one sat so close to the house, posing for a photograph, and in the pouring rain.
Beautiful birds but a species we haven't seen over here. Buzzards galore but no sparrowhawks.
ReplyDeletewe see them flying around from time to time, usually being mobbed. Last year I saw martins mobbing one.
ReplyDeleteSay cheese! :) Tara
ReplyDeleteLast week I noticed the lack of twittering from the resident sparrows, who normally dart in and out of the hedge opposite my kitchen. Absolute silence outside! Then I spied a Sparrowhawk perched atop the fence, peering along the length of the hedge. Managed to grab a couple of photos but then waved him away so that 'my' sparrows could emerge once more from the thickness of the hedge.
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