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Stealth Attack
delia todd

Stealth Attack (Accipiter nisus)

Very occasionally I get a visit from a Sparrowhawk. This one landed on the clematis and honeysuckle covered fence which I can see from my 'other' window (not the feeder one).

He crept along it before suddenly taking flight and was off!!

TTTW

SF
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Habitat
Town garden
Location
Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland
Date taken
6 August, 2022
Scientific name
Accipiter nisus
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P900
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
Birdwatching mode
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bievreJJ
lucky you, Delia, wonderful closeup of your superb garden visitor, captured in a great setting, top notch, many tfs!!
 

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Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
delia todd
Date added
View count
326
Comment count
8

Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/5
Focal length
98.1 mm
Exposure time
1/250 second(s)
ISO
250
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
BF Eurasian Sparrowhawk 6 August, 2022.jpg
File size
3.7 MB
Date taken
Sat, 06 August 2022 1:41 PM
Dimensions
4500px x 3023px

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