Oh - What do you think we should do

[Norman]

In a worried voice this morning the good lady looking out the window into the garden said "Oh - What do you think we should do" .......... "nee probs" I said, I'm off to get me camera

I think the bird table is looking a little bare ......

In the garden this Morning - YouTube


norm

 

[tonybax]

would of done exactly the same norm

 

[Prof Peach]

Crackin video Norm.
It's all the circle of life.

 

[d-a]

great

great

great nature at its best

 

[The Jester]

Great vid Norm, and you get to make some cod feathers out of the leftovers...

 

[Safetyman]

Female sparrowhawk, they are bigger than the male and can take pigeons nee botha

I found this wood pigeon in my garden a couple of years ago which had been nicely prepared for dinner with both breasts plucked. Again female sparrowhawk probably did the damage.

 

[Orange Shad]

Nature adapting

Nature adapting

Excellent footage Norman, doing what she is made to do in the conditions we have created.
Unfortunately, We have forced our raptors and a lot of other birds from their natural environment, countryside etc, into urban surroundings.
Being of an age when Magpies, Sparrowhawks were never seen in housing estate gardens, it just shows what we are doing to our countryside.
Being BTO, I love footage like this.
Thanks for posting.
Ohh, your shad making is just something else, well done mate.

 

[Norman]

Female sparrowhawk, they are bigger than the male and can take pigeons nee botha

I found this wood pigeon in my garden a couple of years ago which had been nicely prepared for dinner with both breasts plucked. Again female sparrowhawk probably did the damage.

Thanks mate, I thought it may be a sparrowhawk but not my area of expertice so was just a thought .....

apologies for the lack of editing I would normally have cut the duff bits out but was more interested to get it up on here for comments on "what is it"
It stayed for about 45 minutes, was looked on from above by some jackdaws so it dragged its prey under the bushes to finish it.
All this happened just 3-4 yards in front of us separated by only glass
I decided to clean up a bit after it had left ..... was surprised to see how little there was left of what I think was a collared dove which "used" to visit the garden, just the legs and the bit they were attached to.... nothing else there.

amazing, life in the raw ............ like gulls, predators and baitfish

norm

 

[Norman]

Excellent footage Norman, doing what she is made to do in the conditions we have created.
Unfortunately, We have forced our raptors and a lot of other birds from their natural environment, countryside etc, into urban surroundings.
Being of an age when Magpies, Sparrowhawks were never seen in housing estate gardens, it just shows what we are doing to our countryside.
Being BTO, I love footage like this.
Thanks for posting.
Ohh, your shad making is just something else, well done mate.

cheers John, I was truly amazed at this happening in my own garden so close to a full window, it must have seen me it kept looking as can be seen on vid but kept on feeding. It was absolute class, but a shame for the collared dove ...... I kept the cats indoors didn't want to start a war

cheers for comments on shads, I have my first mould on ebay lol fingers crossed

norm

 

[Charlton]

firstly it is a male sparrowhawk, looking at the colour one of last years young, female is brown, would think that what it has clobbered is a collared dove about the biggest a male would take. Get them in the garden quite often, got quite a bit of footage and plenty photos. Got photos of a young male, I called fearless because he just dosn't give a monkey's comes right up to window when he is mousing, all the way from him being brown until his final moult into his blue suit. Missed a great photo one day he was on the fence and two yards away where two wood pigeons by thew time I got camera the sparrowhawk was away.

 

[regpude]

nice viewing that norman,quess the bird in question enjoyed sunday lunch,thanks for shareing.