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Sparrowhawk
jbpixels

Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)

On the ground after a third failed attack on the birds at my feeding place. Distance to the bird was about 5 meters.
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Habitat
Forest
Location
Munich
Date taken
January 2023
Scientific name
Accipiter nisus
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Kits
We had one land in the garden this afternoon, JB. It flew off once I’d fetched my camera!
 
jbpixels
Donald Talbott said:
Absolutely stunning capture of this Sparrowhawk JB, tfs mate.
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Digiscoper321 said:
Excellent shot of the hungry Sprawk,JB.
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This lovely chap needs fresh meat instead of bird seeds. Interesting to see was, how deep it can hunt/"dive" into dense vegetation (i.e. bush), despite its size compared with passerines.
It pushed its prey into the denser parts of the bush (base). The bush works like a fish trap. The difficult part for the hunted bird was/is to find a way to escape through narrowly growed thorny twigs. The tit prey won.
 
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Stanley Jones
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Brilliant close-up and low camera view. Great eye contact, focus, dof, colors, feather detail, and setting. Fabulous raptor and picture JB!
 

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