Sparrow Hawk!!!

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Well, went out to see if the Saturday paper was in the yard and spied one of these little trickster enjoying a fresh(still alive) breakfast. Couldn't get into the house to get the camera or phone..so I stood their watching him or her enjoying their meal. It was really neat to see this in my front yard...wish I could have seen it catch it...either in flight or on the ground.


Slowly pulling out the feathers and eating bits and pieces before it realized I was standing there..10 yards away...before it flew off with it's prize possession!!

I'm sure my neighbors are discussing the "neighbor"-me, standing in the freezing cold, in my pajamas and robe, bear footed watching something in my flower garden at 9:00 a.m....there's that crazy,ding-dang, hillbilly neighbor again.

Wish I could have video taped this for the science/ecology/ornithology folks here on OSA...but this picture will have to do. Same as this picture...but freezing cold with ice on the ground.

Sparrow Hawk:
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Watched one go after a meal in the shrubs out front of the house...pursued it's meal relentlessly until it finally caught it. Left nothing but a pile of feathers when he/she finally left for parts unknown. Raw and uncensored nature at it's best!
 

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