Tuesday, 4 September 2012

Sparrowhawk and peregrine- Cape Cornwall

This male sparrowhawk landed on our balcony this morning, and kept flying into the glass as it tried to take off. Thankfully, I managed to catch it in this bag and release it. It flew off unharmed, returning later in the morning attempting to prey on a stonechat.

A peregrine falcon also appeared this morning, landing on a stone wall not 50 yards away from the house having killed and eaten a woodpigeon in the garden earlier this morning.

It then returned later in the morning:


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