Sparrowhawk!

[Tilly2]

Just spent thirty minutes watching a Sparrowhawk devouring a Collard Dove and then ten minutes clearing up the body, bloody bones and feathers!

I wish they would take them somewhere else to eat them!

[Toorak]

How horrible. I haven't seen them in action but I have come across a circle of feathers from a devoured collared dove in the garden.

[Tilly2]

I have photos on my phone. I might post them later. Beware, Toorak!

[Toorak]

Yuk!
Sometime in the summer we hear alarmed bird calls and then the sparrowhawk appears surrounded by agitated birds trying to distract it.

[Tilly2]

All our birds just disappear! No distraction techniques, just off!

It was strangely quiet when the disembodiment was taking place. I had to go out and clear it up afterwards otherwise Tilly would have had a field day with the feathers and the little bloody bones.

[Toorak]

We didn't have to deal with bones - no idea what happened to them. I blamed our cats at first but then a friend pointed out that the circle of feathers was a sure sign of a sparrowhawk.

[webbo3]

well i just spent 20 5 mins hand feeding a vixen with some bones, cocktail sausages, sausage rolls and an egg and i gave her bowl of water.
Im still waiting for her to bring her kits up for a visit.

Dave.

[Tilly2]

How lovely, Dave. I hope she does.

[webbo3]

that should be 25 mins :-)

Dave

[Captain2]

That sounds awesome Dave.

At our last house we had a fox come through our garden every night on her 'routine' until our bruiser of a tom cat took a dislike to her and saw her off in one hell of a fight.

[goodgoalie]

I wish the sparrowhawk would come and devour some of the wretched collared doves that wake me very early every morning with their insistent coo COO coo, coo COO coo - it's torture!

[Toorak]

Fingers crossed x

[Tilly2]

Photo tomorrow. I promise!

[Tilly2]

Got to go. Goodnight all and thanks for the responses. x

[webbo3]

this thing is scared of my neighbours cat, they will sit quite happily 5-6ft apart but thats it.

Dave.

[Tilly2]

Here's the not very good photo taken on my phone, from a distance.

http://i67.tinypic.com/ajqkwn.jpg

Look at that mess!

[webbo3]

yep, ive seen the same thing in my garden, ill have to get some pics of my fox sorted.


Dave.

[Tilly2]

I'd love to see some pictures of your fox, Dave

[murraymints]

get them here too...can't look when they go in for the kill

[Tilly2]

I can watch once the prey is dead. I don't like to see the struggle. :-(