Sunday 26th September 2010

This is a photo from yesterday - this Sparrowhawk having arrived in the garden in the early evening after I had posted yesterday's photo. The lateness in the day and the fact that it was taken through the window account for the poor quality. This is the second time the Sparrowhawk has taken a pigeon in the last couple of weeks and spread feathers all over the lawn.

Monday 22nd February 2010

I had the closest ever encounter with a Sparrowhawk today when one swooped towards me, grabbed a mouse off the patio and then – splat – crashed into the conservatory window right in front of me. Slightly stunned it fluttered onto the snowy grass. Two seconds later a cat pounced at it and it flew off. Three seconds later the camera switched on.