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One less fledgling

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Lots of newly fledged sparrows around at the moment. Which is good for the sparrowhawks. I was watching this one perched on my back fence looking around when I heard a small bird cheep. Instantly it flew down to the ground, hopped under a shrub and hopped back out again with breakfast. No wonder it goes quiet when the sprawks are about.

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Great shot Dave , through the window?
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Through an open upstairs window.

A short while ago the female flew through. They must know there are lots of naive young sparrows around my garden!
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Nice capture for both of you. :thumbs:
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Open window , that’s a bonus , one good thing about this heatwave

No noisy window openings , as your startled subject flys off !
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Nice shot Dave, got you spotted I see.
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Have you ever seen one running along the deck through a hedgerow or brambles - they are pretty nifty on their pins when chasing prey!
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Aye it had me spotted. I moved to try to get a better angle and off he went. I've not seen one running along the ground before, but I have seen them fly in to a hedge and jump around chasing sparrows.

Another youngster, blackbird by the looks of the remains, bit the dust in the front garden today. Two wings, a leg and a few feathers left behind.

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Sort of like a blackbird puzzle ?
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