tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post2596657238727082890..comments2024-03-23T16:18:34.397+00:00Comments on Where Five Valleys Meet: Sparrow HawkRosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-53926339259317135162015-10-30T11:10:20.980+00:002015-10-30T11:10:20.980+00:00She is very beautiful, but of course deadly. What ...She is very beautiful, but of course deadly. What wonderful images you captured here. Nature is red in tooth and claw. Out Hawks are so quick (or I am so slow) that I can never capture them with the camera. LeeAnn at Mrs Black's https://www.blogger.com/profile/05923451542086673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-72805973447178469292015-10-25T08:02:05.816+00:002015-10-25T08:02:05.816+00:00I had one get its feet caught in the bird feeder, ...I had one get its feet caught in the bird feeder, and it hung up-side-down for several minutes whilst I watched. I decided that I would have to try and release it but as soon as I opened the patio doors it quickly shook itself free and was off.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-84563073194912908102015-10-25T07:59:43.312+00:002015-10-25T07:59:43.312+00:00She was very efficient and strong at ripping open ...She was very efficient and strong at ripping open the body and eating the part she wanted, but her eyes were always on the look out, and that is how she spotted us as we hid.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-23353227849727849062015-10-25T06:00:42.275+00:002015-10-25T06:00:42.275+00:00Wonderful to be able to get close enough to photog...Wonderful to be able to get close enough to photograph a Sparrow Hawk. We had one fly through our garden last winter just clipping the hanging bird feeders, I don't think it caught any thing on that occasion.Brian Skeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761762507159759619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-90862054206554015022015-10-25T01:53:50.644+01:002015-10-25T01:53:50.644+01:00Amazing photos, Rosemary. I too would have been c...Amazing photos, Rosemary. I too would have been captivated by the scene, Nature in Action. I am unfamiliar with the Sparrow Hawk, but it certainly appears to be an efficient hunter. It reminds me of the time I took pictures of one our our lorikeet birds being killed and consumed by a snake. I'm sure you were pleased the fox came and took away the remains. The last photo is particularly poignant.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-52428919572654551902015-10-24T23:18:36.323+01:002015-10-24T23:18:36.323+01:00Definitely a carpe diem momentDefinitely a carpe diem momentRosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-12061660213062327022015-10-24T23:17:19.029+01:002015-10-24T23:17:19.029+01:00That would have made a good title for the post - I...That would have made a good title for the post - I haven't read the book but do intend to and I recall she won the Costa prize for it.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-50375777313476653182015-10-24T20:33:47.162+01:002015-10-24T20:33:47.162+01:00Wow, amazing photos! This post reminds me of H is ...Wow, amazing photos! This post reminds me of H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald. Have you read it?Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-69215036676947247222015-10-24T19:37:54.609+01:002015-10-24T19:37:54.609+01:00Yes, the power and strength of the bird was very i...Yes, the power and strength of the bird was very impressive when I watched it ripping the pigeon to bits.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-85567755416802213332015-10-24T19:37:05.858+01:002015-10-24T19:37:05.858+01:00Fortunately the body had been removed by the fox d...Fortunately the body had been removed by the fox during the night who ate it all and left us with the wings!Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-29011454801565048262015-10-24T19:35:42.892+01:002015-10-24T19:35:42.892+01:00Yes, it is a jungle for animals out there - the su...Yes, it is a jungle for animals out there - the survival of the fittest Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-36203034626282577952015-10-24T19:34:38.914+01:002015-10-24T19:34:38.914+01:00I found the white waxy imprint of the pigeon on an...I found the white waxy imprint of the pigeon on an upstairs window this morning so the Sparrow Hawk was chasing it. Fortunately the glass has only slightly impaired the images.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-46599200074860768472015-10-24T19:03:42.849+01:002015-10-24T19:03:42.849+01:00They are the same size but so different in strengt...They are the same size but so different in strength.<br /><br />Greetings,<br />FilipFilipBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03748038653807154529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-71864081314860572422015-10-24T18:36:44.675+01:002015-10-24T18:36:44.675+01:00We have had them (or red kites) in our garden occa...We have had them (or red kites) in our garden occasionally, and although the "birds" disappear as you say, it is all the feathers and that is quite upsetting isn't it. xxAmy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-23415750856816275572015-10-24T16:47:20.304+01:002015-10-24T16:47:20.304+01:00Great pics, Rosemary! Life is cruel...Great pics, Rosemary! Life is cruel...Kukkaiselämäähttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05290634140893043265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-89154807716563754582015-10-24T16:18:43.735+01:002015-10-24T16:18:43.735+01:00Great to see the sparrow hawk in action, glad you ...Great to see the sparrow hawk in action, glad you did not see the murder that´s not fun, but that´s how nature behaves. Despite the glass you were lucky to be able to make these photos.Janneke https://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-42268418833498272412015-10-24T15:36:11.977+01:002015-10-24T15:36:11.977+01:00I like your term unruly bird - she is certainly a ...I like your term unruly bird - she is certainly a law unto herself - the photos could probably have been better if I had not been stuck behind the glass in the windowRosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-80973883230937385042015-10-24T15:28:36.904+01:002015-10-24T15:28:36.904+01:00Well done to you for capturing this unruly bird on...Well done to you for capturing this unruly bird on camera Rosemary. xmillefeuilleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608950213999238191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-9246710399747284972015-10-24T15:17:36.033+01:002015-10-24T15:17:36.033+01:00Hello Jim - if they catch mice or something simila...Hello Jim - if they catch mice or something similar in size then they usually fly off with them, but this pigeon was almost the same size as the hawk. A skunk could have left behind some rather unpleasant smells I imagine!!!Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-78088281022826432852015-10-24T15:13:38.087+01:002015-10-24T15:13:38.087+01:00She really is a handsome warrior - I love her eyes...She really is a handsome warrior - I love her eyes always on the watch.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-4227195338175208242015-10-24T15:12:39.499+01:002015-10-24T15:12:39.499+01:00There was a sense of the primeval watching her tea...There was a sense of the primeval watching her tear into the pigeons breast ripping it out so quickly and efficiently.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-33201675112510907942015-10-24T15:09:52.461+01:002015-10-24T15:09:52.461+01:00I suppose a bit of gore is suitable during this Ha...I suppose a bit of gore is suitable during this Halloween season.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-50542941582643647332015-10-24T15:08:47.432+01:002015-10-24T15:08:47.432+01:00Today I found the white waxy imprint of the pigeon...Today I found the white waxy imprint of the pigeon on one of the bedroom windows - she obviously chased it and that is where it broke its neck trying to escape.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-1419764069089777382015-10-24T14:44:08.584+01:002015-10-24T14:44:08.584+01:00Hello Rosemary, For several years I had hawks pe...Hello Rosemary, For several years I had hawks perched daily on the fence in my back yard. I am not sure what prey they were after, but I never found any "surprises" in the yard; perhaps once they caught something, they took it to the near-by woods. I loved seeing them in the yard, and as long as they didn't tangle with skunks, I was content to let nature take its course.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-84148343744626654042015-10-24T14:36:38.337+01:002015-10-24T14:36:38.337+01:00Doves are the prey of choice for the hawks around ...Doves are the prey of choice for the hawks around here. Nature. Beautiful but brutal.Linda Pakravanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06505079649836732725noreply@blogger.com