Carrion Crow v Sparrowhawk.

Sitting in my usual place where I encountered the Kestrel (Previous blog) I heard a commotion and looking across a reedbed I could now see the culprits, a Raptor was being vigorously pursued by a Carrion Crow. As they approached, I attempted to frame both the performers on this frenetic stage. The crow, the antagonist, was almost upon its victim, a female Sparrowhawk. However, just as the pair were about to engage, the Sparrowhawk seemed to look at me, the only member of the audience, with an almost disdainful glance, as if to say, ‘just watch this’



And with an impressive burst of speed coupled with aerial dexterity she left the crow in her slipstream, probably quite annoyed and embarrassed, if crows can ever get embarrassed.

Style and speed are always preferable to brute force!









Canon R6 Mk2 / Canon RF 100-500 handheld.