but I had the privilege of watching nature in action last Friday morning.The Sparrow hawk is a fairly regular visitor but I haven't seen it actually deal with its prey before… It just sat quietly for a quarter of an hour to make sure it wasn't going to be disturbed and then started prepping… I should have been sewing... ( photo / image / picture from Kiasmum's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Kiasmum's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Kiasmum's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Kiasmum's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Kiasmum's Garden )
I have sparrowhawks that visit my garden too. I don't mind them taking some of the small birds as they have to live too. Much better than the neighbours cat killing them. You captured your one really well and I've seen this scenario played out many times in my own garden. :-D
I don't mind either Eileen,as you say better than the neighbourhood kitties. They are,aren't they.Surprisingly small too -not even as big as some of the wood pigeons that also visit and probably considerably lighter in weight too. Definitely a killing-machine.
Karin, these are quite superb shots that you have made. They capture an important aspect of the bird's life and the foto's themselves are so clear and well taken. Thanks for this series of flicks.
Wonderful photos--I for one am glad you were using your camera and not your sewing machine! We don't have sparrow hawks here, but we do have hawks. I admire their ability to see, hit, and then eat their prey. Sharks of the air!
Great series of photos!! I watched a Coopers Hawk snag a bird in my front garden and fly away last year. It happened so quickly that I saw the grab and take off but never saw the Hawk coming. And like you say, better the Hawk than the feral cats our neighborhood is plagued with.
