Sparrowhawk strikes again.
19th September 2011
Another Sparrowhawk encounter in my garden on Sunday afternoon; I was in my hide and just as an unfortunate Goldfinch flew across the space between feeders the Sparrowhawk came in and with unbelievable reactions and dexterity snatched it in mid air. Talk about being in the the wrong place at the wrong time. It's difficult to imagine how quick this birds reactions are and then to be able to change direction so quickly is quite amazing. The Goldfinch didn't know what hit it, I believe death was instant because it didn't move once after it was hit. It was taken down into the small wood below the garden where the Sparrowhawk has it's plucking post.
Nature in the raw, It's tough out there!
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Nature in the raw, It's tough out there!
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