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Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus
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Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus
Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus
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ChrisMc1957

Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus (Accipiter nisus)

Sparrowhawk with prey, a Great Spotted Woodpecker in my garden, taken through my doors double glazing
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Habitat
Trees and lawn
Location
My garden
Date taken
April 2023
Scientific name
Accipiter nisus
Equipment used
Olympus OM1 with Leica 100 -400 lens
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ChrisMc1957
Roynato said:
That's some impressive action going on in the garden. Great sequence, Chris.
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Thank you Roynato, yes we have a pair of Sparrowhawks visit us from time to time, very hard to capture them though, just have to be ready in case they show up, but more luck than judgement :)
 

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Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
ChrisMc1957
Date added
View count
94
Comment count
4

Image metadata

Device
OM Digital Solutions OM-1
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/640 second(s)
ISO
320
Flash
On, did not fire
Filename
Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus.jpg
File size
1.8 MB
Date taken
Thu, 20 April 2023 11:46 AM
Dimensions
3985px x 3202px

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