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Two birds, one eating the other?
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grubbyhands
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Yeah, I'd go with that. Supreme predator.
No, it's a sparrow hawk.
grubbyhands
Well-known member
I think you're wrong, Peregrine Falcon (wikipedia)
Sparrowhawk.
Taybha
Whalewhine
Unusual to see the pretty one on top .
The Birdman
New member
I have had the Sparrow Hawks visit my bird feeders in my garden but they come for Blue tit /goldfinch etc takeaway.
I don't mind this but the bloody cats are worst they kill far more for fun and taking the birds home for trophies. You can also here the warning from some birds when a bird of prey around.
I don't mind this but the bloody cats are worst they kill far more for fun and taking the birds home for trophies. You can also here the warning from some birds when a bird of prey around.
Put your bird feeder high enough so cats can't get near it?
Sparrowhawk is one word by the way
I saw one of the most ironic two birds conflict actually in Brighton on the bottom of that road down from the station. The one you go under the tunnel. Don't know the name of the street.
A seagull had hold of a pigeon. It had it pressed against the kerb and was ripping at its throat. Eventually, to my joy, the pigeon actually escaped and got free. It was obviously traumatised and didn't instantly fly away and started walking across the road. This was about 2pm in the afternoon and that road was busy with traffic and I think you know what's coming next.
A car came along and I was hoping it would go over it with the middle of the car. Sadly not, the poor pigeon got splattered all over the road. At least it's demise was quick and less brutal.
The next irony was that the seagull came back and tried to eat the splattered pigeon from the road but the road was too busy that every time the seagull tried to have a pick at it, a car came along and it had to fly away and leave it.
Every time I go to a restaurant which has pigeon on the menu I think of that poor little bird and the pure irony of life and its will to survive that it forgot that not only seagulls are dangerous. And it forgot it's Green Cross Code
A seagull had hold of a pigeon. It had it pressed against the kerb and was ripping at its throat. Eventually, to my joy, the pigeon actually escaped and got free. It was obviously traumatised and didn't instantly fly away and started walking across the road. This was about 2pm in the afternoon and that road was busy with traffic and I think you know what's coming next.
A car came along and I was hoping it would go over it with the middle of the car. Sadly not, the poor pigeon got splattered all over the road. At least it's demise was quick and less brutal.
The next irony was that the seagull came back and tried to eat the splattered pigeon from the road but the road was too busy that every time the seagull tried to have a pick at it, a car came along and it had to fly away and leave it.
Every time I go to a restaurant which has pigeon on the menu I think of that poor little bird and the pure irony of life and its will to survive that it forgot that not only seagulls are dangerous. And it forgot it's Green Cross Code
Tufty Fluffytail scared the hell out of some kids.
AmexRuislip
Retired Spy 🕵️♂️
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
A cautionary tale, without doubt. And one must NEVER forget the Green Cross Code. [emoji6]
Sussex Nomad
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It's how they keep the pigeons out of Trafalgar Square nowadays too. And I believe it keeps the seagulls out of the Amex?
Pretty sure it's a sparrowhawk - eye colouration and breast/leg markings point to this
No, it's a sparrowhawk.
Rock Lobster
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Most disappointing thread of the year...
