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What is this bird?
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Money_Grabber13579 said:twopenny said:Wow what a great photo!Yes, well, gardens with bird boxes and bird tables are our equivelent of fast food.You might want to make an umbrella type cover if you have bird feeders.I must get a budgie ladder to errect against mine to stop the seagulls taking the whole fat block and cage from the table.
I have to say that sparrowhawk really is gorgeous. I'd be tempted to scare it off but as I said above, it's nature. What can you do? We shouldn't really interfere. A sparrowhawk will go after magpies, yes The female is bigger than the male and will also go after pigeons, starlings and thrushes, among others. And in turn, magpies will go after smaller birds, such as blackbirds, as per my experience above.Please note - taken from the Forum Rules and amended for my own personal use (with thanks) : It is up to you to investigate, check, double-check and check yet again before you make any decisions or take any action based on any information you glean from any of my posts. Although I do carry out careful research before posting and never intend to mislead or supply out-of-date or incorrect information, please do not rely 100% on what you are reading. Verify everything in order to protect yourself as you are responsible for any action you consequently take.2 -
Love seeing sparrowhawks in our garden, not so fun when you find the carcass of a woodpigeon they have just devoured.0
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Sparrowhawks don't usually hang about like that if actively hunting. When they hunt they'll go through your garden and probably half a dozen others at speed, because success lies mostly in sudden attack. They aren't greatly bothered about human presence either; we've had one take a blackbird literally from above our heads and continue on with it without pause.
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Money_Grabber13579 said:greyteam1959 said:Wait until you see it eating a small bird alive.
Then you might chang your opinion of it.
Lovely picture though.
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I've had a sparrow-hawk in the garden quite a few times. He's taken quite a few doves, and was happily sitting there chewing through one while I got my camera out to take a few pics. They are only doing what nature intended - and as much as we go 'aww what about the little birds' - it's the way nature works. Good that you caught him on camera - and now you know what you're looking at next time you see one! (They don't half make a mess!)
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greyteam1959 said:Wait until you see it eating a small bird alive.
Then you might chang your opinion of it.
Lovely picture though.
One took a female blackbird from my garden last week, i have 3 pairs that nest here, they pair for life, and now 1 family is minus a parent.
I know it's nature but i loathe the hawks, we get buzzards here too.0 -
Money_Grabber13579 said:greyteam1959 said:Wait until you see it eating a small bird alive.
Then you might chang your opinion of it.
Lovely picture though.0 -
Money_Grabber13579 said:twopenny said:Wow what a great photo!Yes, well, gardens with bird boxes and bird tables are our equivelent of fast food.You might want to make an umbrella type cover if you have bird feeders.I must get a budgie ladder to errect against mine to stop the seagulls taking the whole fat block and cage from the table.
I know it's nature but it's awful to witness - and definitely don't let your grandchildren watch, it gave mine nightmares.0
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