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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ChrisKten" data-source="post: 1585234" data-attributes="member: 69033">Hi Helen,Yes it's something you have to see and hear, a Sparrowhawk attack, you never forget it, but it's almost impossible to explain how it made you "feel". As you've probably read in this thread, I'm extremely fortunate, as the Sparrowhawks also sometimes eat their meal in my garden. I'm sure that they know I'm videoing or photographing them, but as long as I stay indoors they don't seem to mind.As many attacks as I've seen, I still feel the same mixture of wonder, shock, and maybe just a little fear, each time it happens. The other thing that always amazes me is how quickly all of the potential prey go back to feeding.</blockquote>