
Sparrowhawk
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
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An unfortunately comical bird. Doing it's best to look angry and fierce, but totally undermined by it's diminutive stature. Although while walking my dog I did get to photograph one predating on a male Blackbird. Distressingly, the female was there making a racket trying to scare the Sparrohawk away (it didnt work). I guess she didnt find it very funny at all. I see them all the time where I live, and am very jealous of people who have them in their gardens. I have plenty of pigeons in my back yard but none that seem to tempt my local sprawks in.
