Mysterious Bird of Prey
We had a surprise visitor in our garden today: some sort of bird of prey, maybe a falcon*. It sat perched on one leg in our apple tree, coolly looking around with its mean yellow eyes, allowing Hodmandods Senior and Majorette (and me) plenty of time to take a photo.
Hodmandod Majorette's were by far the best and I have posted two of them here.
*with the help of my 'Field Guide to British Birds' by Robert Burton
and this RSPB website, I have come to the conclusion it was, in fact, a young sparrowhawk.
Hodmandod Majorette's were by far the best and I have posted two of them here.
*with the help of my 'Field Guide to British Birds' by Robert Burton
and this RSPB website, I have come to the conclusion it was, in fact, a young sparrowhawk.
posted by Clare Dudman at 8:06 pm
5 Comments:
Great pics! Whenever I can't identify a bird of prey, I default to raptor. :)
Ooh lucky you. I so very rarely see birds of prey, it's wonderful to catch a glimpse of them up close. Such handsome and striking birds.
Hheh, heh, Mary! Yes, can't go wrong with a raptor.
Yes, Anne - striking is the perfect word, I'd say. It's strange we should see one because our garden is quite small. So we did feel privileged.
What beautiful plumage - inspiration for a herring-bone or tweed jacket. The expression is almost sulky! (A teenage raptor?)
Just spotted this comment, Kay - I'm sorry!
Anyway...I like it! Funny, and very apt.
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