Just before heading off to Cornwall for a week, I had yet another 'tame' Sparrowhawk in the garden, this time a young male. I initially walked out the back door of the house expecting it to fly off (before it could nab a Brambling, or worse the Hawfinch!). But as with the bird a few weeks ago (see post below) this one had no intention of going anywhere. Fixated on getting into the wire cage protecting the bird feeding area, it refused to leave even when I walked up to it.
Unfortunately my Nikon P900 had already been packed and loaded into the car so I turned around, went back into the house and pulled out the only other camera I could get my hands on - my Nikon D5300 complete with 105 mm macro lens. I returned to the garden, walked up to within a few feet of it and started snapping away. It's a shame it was raining but you can't have everything...
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| Sparrowhawk, male |
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| Not at all phased by my presence |
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You can clearly see blood from its last meal
on its beak. |
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| Staring me down - quite an intimidating gaze! |
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Sparrowhawk, male. Whitestaunton
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