Sparrowhawk Wins
It had to happen at some point. Our Sparrowhawk finally managed to catch something in the garden today - a Goldfinch (just as I was counting them!)
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posted by The Bird Woman at 12:52 PM
Thursday, January 18, 2007
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7 Comments:
Why has it always one of the lesser common birds they catch when there are hundreds of chaffinches out there? :(
Maybe goldfinches are extra tasty to sparrowhawks and that's why there just aren't as many of them. Kind of like the orange cremes in a big container of Quality Street.
LMAO Peggy! :o))
great pic of sprawk
goldfinches are less common birds ? rspb has just relaxed their state from amber to green haven't they ?
ok, less common is maybe not the right description, I just meant that for every Goldfinch I see there must be 20 or more Chaffs! I too have found Goldfinch feathers in the garden when the Sprawk has been active in the area.
no Chaffs here ! perhaps we should arrange a 50% swap !
I was recently fortunate (or should that be unfortunate?) to video a sprawk kill and eat a goldfinch in the garden
make it 5 chaffs for every goldfinch and you've got a deal !
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