Preening male Sprawk being dislodged by Woodpigeon. (1 Viewer)

[KenM]

Early am, garden watched a male Sprawk preening on it’s favoured bough, when a Woodpigeon landed directly opposite, proceeding to hop towards with wings flapping and displaced the disconsolate hawk to the point of flying away towards me.
Presume “big momma” would not have been quite so accommodating in this situation.😮

 

[wolfbirder]

Fascinating relationship between Sprawks and WPs.

I know larger females Sprawks can potentially take weaker WPs but I recall a male Sprawk on top of a WP in my garden, but the WP appeared unconcerned and the Sprawk wasn't really able to do much to its prey, and eventually it just flew off.

 

[Kits]

An interesting experience, Ken.

 

[Farnboro John]

Fascinating relationship between Sprawks and WPs.

I know larger females Sprawks can potentially take weaker WPs but I recall a male Sprawk on top of a WP in my garden, but the WP appeared unconcerned and the Sprawk wasn't really able to do much to its prey, and eventually it just flew off.

Female Sparrowhawks take Woodpigeons routinely (seen it on a number of occasions including literally the morning after someone on BF claimed it never happened) - of course we know that although we may find it hard to identify weaker individuals predators "find them out" through testing by pursuit or other means.

John

 

[lockbreeze926]

I did once see a photo set of a female Sparrowhawk taking a Hooded Crow.

The photographer said it took a while, but the crow was subdued in the end and eaten.