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Sparrowhawk attack

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  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    My last garden had a male visitor, and the size difference is quite pronounced,  but even the female has to eat in the garden as the pigeon are so fat.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    I didn't realize male sparrowhawks were smaller so thanks for that info folks.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
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  • cornellycornelly Posts: 970
    We get sparrow hawks in pretty regular, and they occasionally get a song bird, but our feeders are next to a nice spiney berberis bush, that's the safety net for the birds, at the moment goldfinches are in decline down to 6 or 7 as is regular for this time of year, from 42 a few months back, its the tits that are dominant now
  • IamweedyIamweedy Posts: 1,364
    Sparrow Hawks are are magnificent birds. Pure mean, lean, killing machines. All you get is a pile of feathers.   



    'You must have some bread with it me duck!'

  • cornellycornelly Posts: 970
    We know they only kill to eat, but still don't like them feeding from our garden.
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    I didn't know that about the size difference, you learn something new every day! A sparrowhawk got a pigeon in my neighbour's front garden a couple of weeks ago,  so know l know what sex it was. Very efficient in it's disposal.
  • Big Blue SkyBig Blue Sky Posts: 716

    God, what would I give to have a sparrow hawk hunting in our garden! Would be so amazing.

    Surrey
  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546
    Can be a bit too exciting sometimes! My daughter was once almost hit in the face by one as it pursued a blackbird, which it killed about 10 foot away. Not a nice experience...
    Apparently the nearby woodland Nature Reserve now has Goshawks. Haven't spotted one of them yet, but the ravens from there are now often seen around our tall garden trees.
    A kestrel was hovering just outside the upstairs window yesterday, when I looked out. Not as rare, but still lovely to see :)
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    A nice amateur wildlife video below if anyone wants to watch sparrowhawks.

    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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