farrertracy
Sparrowhawk Female with pigeon kill
Was privileged to be able to watch this beautiful bird at very close proximity for a full 35 minutes yesterday. It was in the middle of town and is obviously used to the traffic and pedestrians as it feeds on the many feral pigeons there. I watched from the moment just after she'd caught the pigeon, right through to the moment she was spooked by a passer by with 2 dogs, although she'd stripped most of the juicy bits away and there was just a carcass and a huge pile of feathers left at that point! She then flew into the tree I'd been leaning on and had a good old clean up. So glad I had my camera in the car! Don't recall ever taking so many shots of one creature... over 350! Managed to get it down to 150.. but it was an opportunity that will probably never happen again. God job I don't shoot on continuous...!
Sparrowhawk Female with pigeon kill
Was privileged to be able to watch this beautiful bird at very close proximity for a full 35 minutes yesterday. It was in the middle of town and is obviously used to the traffic and pedestrians as it feeds on the many feral pigeons there. I watched from the moment just after she'd caught the pigeon, right through to the moment she was spooked by a passer by with 2 dogs, although she'd stripped most of the juicy bits away and there was just a carcass and a huge pile of feathers left at that point! She then flew into the tree I'd been leaning on and had a good old clean up. So glad I had my camera in the car! Don't recall ever taking so many shots of one creature... over 350! Managed to get it down to 150.. but it was an opportunity that will probably never happen again. God job I don't shoot on continuous...!