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    Sparrowhawk attack!

    My OH was just in the kitchen looking out of our window watching about 8 bluetits on our peanut feeder placed about a foot away from the window.

    Suddenly a sparrowhawk flew past grabbing a bluetit off the feeder!

    We've seen a few around here, but mostly grabbing sparrows nicking the hen food.

    How agile not to crash into the wall/ window too!
    Last edited by Nicos; 10-01-2015, 11:06 AM.
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    They are amazing - and chilling!
    Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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    • #3
      So the next time you mention you're been feeding the birds, we're going to have to ask what have you been feeding them to.

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      • #4
        Nature at work i suspect,unless it's eye sight not very good,and thought the blue tit gang was 1 bird,until it got nearer,then said to it's self oh well,waste not ext.....
        sigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of these

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        • #5
          We have sparrow hawks here, they speed through our trees like little jets. My brother has a rooftop garden in London, one day he saw a sparrow hawk gulping down a bird from his feeder. He was so horrified he stopped feeding the birds after that. He used to have a green woodpecker on his feeder too.
          The best things in life are not things.

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          • #6
            My dad has an aviary of canaries and the local sparrowhawk is a regular visitor. It can't get at the canaries, but it sits on the top of the aviary looking in, licking his beak.....
            Are y'oroight booy?

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            • #7
              I recall looking up at my roof one day and seeing one sat there looking at me.
              My only words were: Don't even think about it!

              He sat there watching me for quite some time.
              I really dislike being considered potential food.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Jeanied View Post
                They are amazing - and chilling!
                Couldn't agree more! When we first moved to the Northumberland countryside from urban Tyneside in 2004 we lived in a hilltop cottage and I had loads of feeders in the garden. We occasionally saw a Sparrowhawk and on one memorable occasion we were driving our car up the hill to the cottage and for about 100 yards a female flew level with us....and I have NEVER forgotten those amazing eyes.....nor the feeling that here indeed was a number one predator! I was definitely glad I was not a small bird!!!

                A lot of folk (who should know better!) up here hate seeing Buzzards and Sparrowhawks but they're all part of the balance of Nature
                If I'm not on the Grapevine I can usually be found here!....https://www.thecomfreypatch.co.uk/

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                • #9
                  Pictures of one in our front lawn eating a pigeon in 2008..

                  One -with a pigeon - crashed into our garage doors when I was painting them. The pigeon flew away. Bird looked at me in disgust before flying away...
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