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    Sparrowhawk in North Wales?

    Thank you Tom, especially for the detailed description. I have just added a local sparrowhawk to my gallery which was a bit easier for me to identify.
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    Sparrowhawk

    I heard a knocking one morning and was amazed to see this (juvenile?) sparrowhawk at my window. I am not too sure who is the most surprised! We also get pheasants, crows, blue, great and coal tits knocking... probably for the grubs around the edges?
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    Sparrowhawk in North Wales?

    I am keen to have a gallery of as many species of bird in the small woodland I live next to. I originally thought this was a goshawk when I took it at the end of June 2014 (sorry for only one photo and poor quality) as was told there was one that lived near the Ysceifiog lake which is less...
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    Hello from North Wales

    Hello everyone.... I am lucky to live next to a beautiful woodland near Afonwen in North Wales. My wish is to have a gallery of all wildlife to share with friends and visitors, to which birds play a large part. I am gradually relearning my days (many years ago!) as a young ornithologist and...
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    Juvenile Bald Eagle

    I like this picture a lot. A tip I was told a few years back is to look at a picture upside down and ask yourself what is the first thing that catches your eye? To me it is the nearest wing tips which are either a benefit or a distraction, depending on your own personal taste. (This method is...
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