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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 21 Nov 2024
at 15:29 Image of day on 01 Jan 2025
A previous visit by the female Sparrowhawk giving a good view
of the feather patterns on the top of the bird.
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Image Taken on 10 Jun 2024
at 07:18 Image of day on 09 Jul 2024
At a different scale the Sparrowhawk is also a voracious hunter, here making
an early morning stop-off at the Kitchen perch.
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Image Taken on 09 Feb 2024
at 14:52 Image of day on 03 Mar 2024
On most afternoons one window inevitably sees a few passages of a
Sparrowhawk flash past. Occasionally one lands on the Kitchen
perch. This time it appears to be the male, a smaller bird than the more
often glimpsed female. Whether one or both flash past the window
we have no idea.
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Image Taken on 09 Feb 2024
at 14:52 Image of day on 03 Mar 2024
A closer view of the male Sparrowhawk
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Image Taken on 20 Dec 2022
at 15:02 Image of day on 13 Jan 2023
Obviously being startled by humans does not deter this particular Sparrowhawk
for very long, here landing on the Kitchen perch about 20m away a couple of
hours later. Some individuals abandon an area for a day or more if disturbed,
others just give it 'a while' before returning.
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Image Taken on 26 Jan 2022
at 09:35 Image of day on 25 Feb 2022
The local female Sparrowhawk stops off on the Kitchen Window perch, undoubtedly
after hoping to catch something tasty from the feeder below (out of crop).
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Image Taken on 10 Nov 2024
at 15:18 Image of day on 15 Dec 2024
The same event is caught by the temporary Trail cam from slightly earlier
and continues for another 9 seconds.
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Image Taken on 10 Nov 2024
at 15:18 Image of day on 15 Dec 2024
A Sparrowhawk lands on the Kitchen perch back to camera
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Image Taken on 24 Jan 2021
at 14:13 Image of day on 22 Feb 2021
It is cold, and the Sparrowhawk is hungry.
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Image Taken on 23 Jun 2022
at 12:29 Image of day on 13 Aug 2022
The female Sparrowhawk has started making appearances at both the study and
kitchen feeders. Here the wildly swinging peanut feed on the chain suggests and
unsuccessful attack on a bird at the feeder just before landing on the perch.
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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 29 Jan 2020
at 11:31 Image of day on 21 Feb 2020
The Day Shift:
The male Sparrowhawk (with his 'mad yellow eye') - photographs himself as he fails
in yet another pass over the bird table and peanut feeder.
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Image Taken on 27 Oct 2019
at 12:19 Image of day on 10 Dec 2019
Sparrowhawk sightings are usually Whizz-by events, but this one hung
in the air for minute of so to allow this little sequence.
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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 17 Aug 2023
at 07:01 Image of day on 13 Oct 2023
This Sparrowhawk made a short visit to the Meadow Post an hour or so after sunrise.
This looks like a female, but more probably a new juvenile, sussing out the area.
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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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Image Taken on 14 Sep 2009
at 09:19 Image of day on 27 Oct 2009
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