Saturday, 3 March 2012

Sparrowhawks

Last weekend at Fishers Green in the Lea Valley, a Sparrowhawk silently glided past my Dad and I. No sooner had I picked up what it was that was going past me that it was gone and out of sight. Unfortunately, most of my Sparrowhawk sightings follow this same trend of spotting them and then they're gone. Just after Christmas though, I was lucky enough to get up close and personal with one, from a hide owned by Charlie Owen. It gave me the best views I've had of a Sparrowhawk and some good shots too. Here are a few of them.



 There's something very encapsulating about those piercing yellow eyes. Scary.


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6 comments:

  1. Sallie (FullTime-Life)1 September 2015 at 18:51

    Birds eyes, especially raptors, fascinate me! Yes, this one looks like he could see right through you. And rather makes you glad I would think, that he isn't bigger than you are! Birds Ey

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  2. Anonymous1 September 2015 at 20:04

    Tried to figure out without your text - and yes, I guess Miss City Slicker seen enough hawks in the area where we now live one year, to see the difference between hawks and eagles! Great captures!

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  3. eileeninmd1 September 2015 at 21:03

    Cool looking hawk, great photos!

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  4. NCSue2 September 2015 at 02:23

    Neat birds, hawks.
    We have some red-shouldered hawks nearby, and I love watching them.

    Thanks for linking up at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2015/08/strange-visitors-in-garden.html

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  5. Rambling Woods2 September 2015 at 04:20

    They do look so very serious with the eyes...always the eyes that miss nothing.. Great captures Adam... Thank you for linking in.. Michelle

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  6. Anonymous9 September 2015 at 21:31

    Wow! Nicely done. I have never seen these hawks before. Thank you for sharing.

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