Tuesday 3 January 2012

Unwelcome Dinner Guest

It is inevitable that if you feed birds to the extent that we do, you will attract Sparrow Hawks. We certainly do that. There is rarely a week goes by when we don't see one in the garden, and more often they are at least daily visitors. The latest culprit is a Juvenile who must be pretty hungry - maybe still perfecting his hunting technique. He often flies in and sits either on the stile, or wall, presumably waiting for some unsuspecting little bird.



Once he realised I was there, he was off in a flash as usual. But as he was unsuccessful this time he will undoubtedly be back very soon

1 comment:

  1. I read somewhere that having a higher predator visit regularly is a sign of a healthy garden with good biodiversity. Which is little comfort ... especially if you're lunch.

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