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Sparrowhawk
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Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)

This female Sparrowhawk that regularly visits my garden to prey on House Sparrows flew extremely close by my window and after catching nothing this time landed on the fence long enough for me to grab my camera.
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Habitat
Garden
Location
Birmingham, England
Date taken
5th October 2021
Scientific name
Accipiter nisus
Equipment used
Nikon P1000
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j toon
she`s lovely M!...a cracking capture of her...well done and many thanks....
 
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'Done a good job there, mate, because in my experience these birds really are hawk-eyed and don't hang around when they've spotted you. One landed in my garden the other day, a female; missed her prey, she sat perched on the ground wondering what went wrong, I grabbed my camera and opened the bedroom window as slowly and quietly as I could. She spotted me straight away and flew off. I find kestrels are the same. I'm always amazed by how people are able to get such close up pictures of sparrowhawks and kestrels because I've tried all sorts and have pretty much given up.
 
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PaulCountyDurham said:
'Done a good job there, mate, because in my experience these birds really are hawk-eyed and don't hang around when they've spotted you. One landed in my garden the other day, a female; missed her prey, she sat perched on the ground wondering what went wrong, I grabbed my camera and opened the bedroom window as slowly and quietly as I could. She spotted me straight away and flew off. I find kestrels are the same. I'm always amazed by how people are able to get such close up pictures of sparrowhawks and kestrels because I've tried all sorts and have pretty much given up.
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I took the photo through a closed patio window which was thankfully clean and clear enough and didn’t get any reflections at the angle I got and with a good zoom of the Nikon P1000 to pull it in closer. And I always keep the camera nearby just in case specifically for the sparrowhawk as most times it does swiftly zip through.
 
Jaysan
Lucky you and a great shot. I'm yet to see one spend any time in my garden. It's a quick dash and grab.
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
Matthius
Date added
View count
511
Comment count
9

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION COOLPIX P1000
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
198.0 mm
Exposure time
1/50 second(s)
ISO
800
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
DB891A3E-0CEE-4F53-9232-B86BEB75E4B8.jpeg
File size
6.5 MB
Date taken
Tue, 05 October 2021 8:09 AM
Dimensions
4608px x 3456px

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