Photo-a-Day (Saturday, 24th September, 2011)
Sparrow Hawk
Photo: John Burns (Sony A55 SLTA)
What can I say, Beautiful shot
WOW......... Absolutely stunning photo.
Well caught.
a belter .perched so proud
Fantastic photo, and so very clear. Better than the ones I took at a bird falconry centre , well done.
nice concrete piller and wrought iron gate
Superb picture, This is how birds should be, FREE,
Kev You should see if someone can take you out more often.
The sparrow hawk vists my garden every day, morning ,afternoon and late evening .have some better shots i will post shortly .
Good One John, like to see your others. H.
Well said Jack T, and Kev, it's a concrete post and not a piller.
Great photo John...lovely.
Well done John ,spot on .
Good focus on the eye, good shot
Superb Sprawk! VERY well done!
Gen question, Can anyone inform me please. is this a sparrow hawk or Kestril?
Deferably a Sparrowhawk. A Kestrel is much different. I watched sparrowhawks sweep into my garden and grab the small birds.
Great photo, John.
|Fantastic photo but I hate the idea of them taking the smaller birds !
It's a female Sparrowhawk, John H, the male has blue-grey upper parts.
The female Kestrel is a little smaller and has a mainly rusty-brown tail.
Thanks for your replies, I really appreciate your help. I love wild life, & all animals. Obviously I love photographs like this. Nice to know what they are. Special thanks to Colin Harlow, its not the first time you have helped me out.