Thomas Covenant
Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus
Thankfully I'd cleaned the windows a couple of days ago because I only had time to take this shot through the double glazing of the closed window !
I spotted a largish bird sat preening on the fence while checking my emails in the studio this morning but the angle and strength of the sun prevented an immediate ID. Luckily I doubted my first thought (pigeon) and moved through into the bedroom to look from a different angle out of the sun saw my mistake and dashed to grab a camera from yet another room !
Luckily it was still there when I returned camera in hand and I fired a few shots through the closed window which was just as well as it was off the minute I attempted to open it.
Beautiful looking bird whose eyes seem to pierce right through you.
Unfortunately I couldn't get an angle shooting from the window to get the whole bird or a clean shot without obstacles.
Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus
Thankfully I'd cleaned the windows a couple of days ago because I only had time to take this shot through the double glazing of the closed window !
I spotted a largish bird sat preening on the fence while checking my emails in the studio this morning but the angle and strength of the sun prevented an immediate ID. Luckily I doubted my first thought (pigeon) and moved through into the bedroom to look from a different angle out of the sun saw my mistake and dashed to grab a camera from yet another room !
Luckily it was still there when I returned camera in hand and I fired a few shots through the closed window which was just as well as it was off the minute I attempted to open it.
Beautiful looking bird whose eyes seem to pierce right through you.
Unfortunately I couldn't get an angle shooting from the window to get the whole bird or a clean shot without obstacles.