Moments From Nature's Secrets

Saturday, December 6, 2014

Mikepércs: The Sparrow Hawk Appears

I wrote off the thrushes, they haven't come recently.
I'm trying to catch some interesting moments of the tits when suddenly a sparrow hawk strikes!
Oh, I know him from last year! So, he has returned! He is settling on a mossy trunk for a short time:

Sparrow Hawk (male)

Sparrow Hawk (male)

Then he is refreshing himself a bit in the pool, ...:

Sparrow Hawk (male)

... before finding the best place for having a rest and preening a bit:

Sparrow Hawk (male)

Meantime he is looking around, ...:

Sparrow Hawk (male)

... feeling a good temptation to be after the flying small birds nearby:

Sparrow Hawk (male)

Then he's turning round, ...:

Sparrow Hawk (male)

... and taking off:

Sparrow Hawk (male)

The tits reappear, ...:

Great Tit

Great Tit

... the jays too:

Jay

Jay

The tree sparrows are regular guests as well:

Tree Sparrow

Tree Sparrow

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