Show us ya birds !

[David Humphries]

Nice one rob

 

Where do you think it is resident ?

 

 

 

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[RobArb]

No idea, after speaking with me dad, apparently it frequents that fence quite regularly.

 

Next time I'm here, will bring the camera:biggrin:

 

Sent from my Galaxy S2

[Matthew Arnold]

A family of Mute Swans keeping out of the fast flowing river.

[GardenKit]

the best pictures are over there

[born2trot]

the best pictures are over there

 

That its chick below the left wing ??

 

Jackdaws .. amazing

 

Peregrine.. very very unusual to see a peregrine under those circumstances . Very interesting to know more about that bird .

[RobArb]

will find out more b2t, just need to get a decent piccy:thumbup:

[born2trot]

will find out more b2t, just need to get a decent piccy:thumbup:

 

That would be amazing if you could .

A Falcon will never perch low like that , they are too vulnerable , they like height. My first instinct would be that its sickely , but that clearly isnt the case as you say it frequents there . It may well have lost its fear through imprinting ( a lost falconers bird ) or its been extremely lucky and may have captured a racing pigeon near its loft and is simply returning for another easy meal , which would again go against its natural hunting style of gaining height and speed . Very rare picture that i would imagine for a wild peregrine

[Treemoose]

I'm sure you saw it better than the pick shows but I have to ask is it not a male sparrow hawk ?

[born2trot]

I'm sure you saw it better than the pick shows but I have to ask is it not a male sparrow hawk ?

 

Would be the obvious answer and was what i thought , but the bird seems to have heavy feathering all down its breast right down the legs which a sparrowhawk doesnt have ( its clean legged ) . If it is a peregrine it is a small mature male .

[Treemoose]

It's a bad pic but look under the eye

On a peregrine it has dark cheeks on a sparrow hawk the head markings run under the eye

Also the Brest looks tinged more orange bared

Google both birds and compare

 

And sparrow hawks have daily flight paths that the generally stick to if food is plentiful which this bird seems to be doing