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He eats Chaffinches too...
ChrisKten

He eats Chaffinches too... (Accipiter nisus)

... well he does when he's eaten all the Mice.

I saw him swoop into my trees this morning and wait for a second; just below on the fence was a stranded Chaffinch. Fred swooped back down and took the chaffinch back into the tree to eat it. He was feeding almost at the top of one of my trees, and there was too much stuff in the way to get sharp focus. No light in the tree, so needed ISO 100 again.

(I need to check next time, but he was in my tree after eating the Chaffinch, but it was only a few minutes later. I've never seen one eaten so quick, but there was no sign of it. There's only three possibilities: he ate it really quick (unlikely) - he cached it elsewhere, then returned - he plucked and beheaded it and fed it to a female in a nest (It can't be, can it, not this early in the year? ))

Camera Maker: SONY
Camera Model: SLT-A58
Lens: 75-300mm F4.5-5.6
Image Date: 2015-02-02 11:53:22 (no TZ)
Focal Length: 300.0mm (35mm equivalent: 450mm)
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 0.025 s (1/40)
ISO equiv: 800
Exposure Bias: -0.30 EV
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: program (Auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Copyright: 2015 Chris K
Habitat
Garden
Location
London UK
Date taken
2/2/2015
Scientific name
Accipiter nisus
Equipment used
Sony SLT-A58 + Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG APO Macro
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Well done finding a "window" between all those branches. Sorry about the chaffinch, but happy for Fred.
 
Another excellent behavioural shot, especially given his perch, Chris.
 
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Very well spotted and captured Chris. You did well to get a view of him I think.

Shame about the chaffie, but I'm pleased Fred (or his missis) got a snack.

Well done lad.
 
What an appetite? You still managed to capture him very well bringing out the behavior. Great shot, Chris!! tfs.
 
Who's a naughty boy then. Lol. Great habitual capture Chris especially with all the foliage.
 

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