An unexpected visitor
For my Simple Pleasures set
and for Textural Tuesday group
Sheltering from the storm among the laurel hedges, a sparrowhawk brought its breakfast into our garden.
I had to shoot through a rainy window, using the HX300 at almost full zoom to catch some shots as it ate (possibly a field mouse). We have lots of birds feeding in the garden, especially over winter. But the hawks rarely come into the village, preferring the open land and forested areas for hunting. So it was a rare delight to observe this one. It stayed for over half an hour - we guess the shelter from the wind made the garden a desirable stopping place this day!
Thanks to Clive Sax for the lovely texture marble-1
Birds, beasts & insects here: Birds, beasts & insects
My Simple Pleasures set: Simple Pleasures
My Textured set: Elisa Textured set
My Textural Tuesday set: Elisa Textural Tuesday
An unexpected visitor
For my Simple Pleasures set
and for Textural Tuesday group
Sheltering from the storm among the laurel hedges, a sparrowhawk brought its breakfast into our garden.
I had to shoot through a rainy window, using the HX300 at almost full zoom to catch some shots as it ate (possibly a field mouse). We have lots of birds feeding in the garden, especially over winter. But the hawks rarely come into the village, preferring the open land and forested areas for hunting. So it was a rare delight to observe this one. It stayed for over half an hour - we guess the shelter from the wind made the garden a desirable stopping place this day!
Thanks to Clive Sax for the lovely texture marble-1
Birds, beasts & insects here: Birds, beasts & insects
My Simple Pleasures set: Simple Pleasures
My Textured set: Elisa Textured set
My Textural Tuesday set: Elisa Textural Tuesday