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  1. deborah4

    Sparrowhawk eating Sparrowhawk

    And to follow Mikfov's example on another thread, I'll 'take this one by the scruff of the neck and try and get it back on topic'' with the original question since to date there doesn't seem to be any eyewitness accounts: Anyone else actually seen a Sparrowhawk take a Sparrowhawk?
  2. deborah4

    Sparrowhawk eating Sparrowhawk

    I'd certainly agree with that! (I was thinking more in terms of eg. giving Osprey names and calling them ''Mr and Mrs'' etc ;)) Sometimes it's about language used to describe 'natural behaviour' that can come across as a little anthropomorphic LOL ''Perhaps she berated him for something, he...
  3. deborah4

    Sparrowhawk eating Sparrowhawk

    Yes, I understand the basic principle of the slow accumulation of ingested toxins in the food chain, our Peregrine populations were particularly devastated in this manner - (but thanks anyway!) However, none of this is directly relevant to a situation where a raptor (rarely I presume since...
  4. deborah4

    Sparrowhawk eating Sparrowhawk

    Sincerely hope that wasn't the case here. Mikfov is quite right to say we don't know the full 'story', there is no information as to whether the people actually saw the kill. Nor do they say it was taken of their own garden despite being 'from a window' ... If for argument's sake, a...
  5. deborah4

    Sparrowhawk eating Sparrowhawk

    Something I'd heard rumours of but have never witnessed for myself. Anyone else actually seen a Sparrowhawk take a Sparrowhawk? Interesting record shots here of an adult female eating young male: http://forums.rspb.org.uk/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2466
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