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Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus - my garden Wool Dorset -030521 (39)

From about 7am there were about 30 Jackdaws making such a noise flying over & around my house. According to my neighbour he could see them trying to chase off a Sparrowhawk that had taken one of the "family". The noise eventually stopped & nearly 2 hours later my husband noticed the Sparrowhawk in our garden devouring the bird.

 

We could only take photos through the window as we did not wish to scare it away & as we clicked it kept turning its head towards the house looking for the source of the noise. It stayed about 30 mins & then flew off with the remains of breakfast in its claws.

 

Statistics

Length: 33cm

Wingspan: 62cm

Weight: 150-260g

Average lifespan: 4 years

 

Sorry for all of you who may have already viewed several photos taken by Richard, he's just faster at editing or could it be more spare time.😉

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Uploaded on March 9, 2021
Taken on March 5, 2021