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Birds, Insects & Bats in flight (outdoors) Page 46
Image Taken on 27 Aug 2015
at 16:14 Image of day on 26 Oct 2015
A single frame of the Sparrowhawk as it winged overhead
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Image Taken on 02 Mar 2010
at 10:52 Image of day on 06 Apr 2010
The sparrowhawk passed over the house with the camera
for once pointed in the right general direction so
we caught this overhead view.
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Image Taken on 16 Oct 2009
at 12:36 Image of day on 19 Nov 2009
Sparrowhawks are generally seen flying at high speed in purposeful
fashion, as here, but for once right by us, giving a chance
at a portrait.
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Image Taken on 09 Nov 2008
at 09:50 Image of day on 23 Nov 2008
Its unusual to be able to photograph a flying sparrowhawk against
anything but sky, so here is an different perspective against
a poplar tree.
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Image Taken on 29 Oct 2006
at 12:57 Image of day on 05 Nov 2006
While photographing some hedge plants Marie spotted this
sparrowhawk (probably the pigeon predator) as it momentarily
circled a few times overhead.
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Image Taken on 24 Sep 2014
at 10:50 Image of day on 05 Dec 2014
Later in the morning possibly the same Sparrowhawk flew past us
and then back, no doubt eyes peeled for an unsuspecting victim for
his 'elevenses' (it was 10:50 a.m.).
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Image Taken on 06 Apr 2017
at 15:34 Image of day on 29 May 2017
We haven't seen a Sparrowhawk well for months, but here it made a two-way flyby.
Sparrowhawks fly very fast, and having no reference to space the image
accurately, we have just tried for an interesting arrangements.
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Image Taken on 06 Apr 2017
at 15:35 Image of day on 29 May 2017
We haven't seen a Sparrowhawk well for months, but here it made a two-way flyby.
Sparrowhawks fly very fast, and having no reference to space the image
accurately, we have just tried for an interesting arrangements.
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Ref: 20170529_df3_20170406_1535_162+164-166 sparrowhawk in flight 1+3-5 of 6 (close spaced montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 27 Aug 2015
at 16:14 Image of day on 26 Oct 2015
The Sparrowhawk flying into the a diagonal wind from the bird's front right.
Based on the clouds this is an accurate montage.
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Image Taken on 13 Jun 2010
at 09:38 Image of day on 28 Jul 2010
An unusually visible flyby of this orange-yellow eyed
Sparrowhawk gave a chance for a few shots. The spacing etc of
these is arbitrary - we have no positional reference in the bland
sky. Since we took these we have glimpsed it twice in the next
few days trying to grab birds near the house - the more normal
whizz - what was that - gone.
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Image Taken on 31 Aug 2014
at 16:24 Image of day on 10 Nov 2014
Sparrowhawk sightings are usually brief affairs as they speed
from one hunting area to another, catching their prey by
surprise. They fly fast - this is about a third of a second of
flight and the correct spacing between the bird images should be
about 3 times body length. Sparrowhawk always show what we call
the 'mad yellow eye'.
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Image Taken on 29 Aug 2010
at 15:24 Image of day on 17 Oct 2010
The local Sparrowhawk doing one of it's high speed fly-bys.
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Image Taken on 27 Aug 2015
at 16:14 Image of day on 26 Oct 2015
Sparrowhawk visits are normally ' whoosh by and gone'.
But out on the disused farm track this one circled quite slowly a
couple of times and gave us a chance for some photos.
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Image Taken on 14 Sep 2008
at 13:15 Image of day on 29 Sep 2008
Think this is a juvenile sparrowhawk doing a one-off pass.
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Image Taken on 14 Oct 2006
at 16:19 Image of day on 22 Oct 2006
What do you do with a dead pigeon:- Feel sad for it's death but note
that it was plucked (raptor rather than fox) and wasn't wasted. Then
put the remains out as 'bait' and see what happens. It was put out
1Hr 40m before the first image timed at 4:19p.m. Tomorrows image
concludes the sequence.
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Image Taken on 16 Sep 2014
at 11:04 Image of day on 26 Nov 2014
Wow - a close to full frame Sparrowhawk at the kitchen window just as it landed on
the peanut feeder perch and took its own portrait
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Image Taken on 24 Sep 2013
at 18:59 Image of day on 24 Nov 2013
An unexpected moment as the Sparrowhawk landed facing the camera
to give us this wonderful view. A look at the CCTV recording
shows that it skimmed low over the main pond behind, landed
here and stayed for about 1 minute before flying on.
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Image Taken on 25 Nov 2008
at 13:21 Image of day on 13 Dec 2008
A biting north wind limited the birds and us to short forays. The
birds were all trying to keep near the ground - even the corvids.
This sparrowhawk swooped by us skimming over the ground so close
to it that it's shadow is only just offset.
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Image Taken on 14 Mar 2010
at 09:42 Image of day on 21 Apr 2010
This Sparrowhawk made an atypical loop round the house before
vanishing as fast as it arrived.
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Image Taken on 14 Sep 2009
at 09:19 Image of day on 27 Oct 2009
We don't see much of this bird except as Wham-Bang-Grab-Gone
visits to take tits at the bird feeders, so its nice to get a few
pics. The bird actually got so close it filled the frame for a
moment but horribly blurred and human necks don't bend far
enough backwards to follow it.
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