accipiter nisus

This is a heavy crop as the bird was getting further away, but it shows the pale fringes on the greater coverts which identify it as 2cy (ie hatched last year). Thank you for your comments on my pictures, stay safe and well, and good birding! John

This second calendar-year bird was a welcome visitor on Thursday last week. Thank you for your comments on my pictures, stay safe and well, and good birding! John

Taken through my lounge window, sitting on garden fence.

Epervier d'Europe - Accipiter nisus - Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Just had a Sparrowhawk visit the garden. It was circling round the hedge obviously looking for a small bird but had no luck, it has been years since one has visited the garden.

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First bird of the day captured in the sunrise

This female had just killed a Kestrel when I happened upon her. Amazing...well, not for the Kes obviously. Read about predators taking predators but 1st time I've actually witnessed it

This will be the last of the Sparrowhawk pics. I think it's just possible, at original resolution, to make out part of the yellow iris and even the black pupil. But only just! I'd noticed that something rather heavy was causing side branches of the conifer 56 yards away to sway about, and it...

Many thanks for all comments on this Sparrowhawk.

I was running out of photos until this Sparrowhawk turned up and made my day. It was spitting with rain when I got these shots.

Eyes of a hunter

Sparrow Hawk looking for a meal

Didn’t mind having its photo taken.

Got close up to this Sparrowhawk while it was dying out. My lucky afternoon today.

A Sparrowhawk lurking in the bushes waiting to strike dangerously close to our bird table in a North Norfolk garden. First time I have seen one in our garden in over 20 years. Photo taken in dim light and through a double glazed window on an icy and foggy morning which hasn't helped the resolution.

Taken late evening in poor light. Prey Woodpigeon.

This hawk ended a successful hunt in front of your kitchen window and started her (his?) meal right there. They ususally take their prey to a secure place, but this hawk must have been hungry and did obviously not want to wait. I fetched my scope plus camera from another room and was sure the...

In our garden today, taken through the window

A male in my garden yesterday, I wish he had targetted one of the numerous Doves rather than my resident Robin, but still great to see it so close!