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Posted: 28 Mar 2018

Taken: 08 May 2016

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Female Guest A Beautiful bird Sparrowhawk Female (Accipiter nisus) M08-01a

Female Guest A Beautiful bird Sparrowhawk Female (Accipiter nisus) M08-01a
To have a Sparrowhawk, not a tame one but a wild one sitting calmly in a human dwelling is rather special I think, I consider myself very privilidged to have experienced such a visit. She remained in my lounge posing for several hours.
Photographed on 05 08 2016 using;
Canon EOS 400D SLR Digital Camera and Tamron Tele Macro,

Jenny McIntyre, micritter, Maeluk, Amelia and 2 other people have particularly liked this photo

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 Stormlizard
Stormlizard club has replied
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Yes Amelia, she was in fine form when she arrived also, why she came in is anybodies guess. She allowed me to pick her up but when I put her out she flew straight back in again. The window beside her and the door to my patio were open all the time as it was extremely hot that day so she could have flown away at any time.

I have had many birds of several species come in but this one certainly takes the cake.
7 years ago.
 Maeluk
Maeluk club
A wonderful experience John. I would have loved to be there to see it. I have had sparrowhawks in the garden and they are magnificent birds.
7 years ago.
 Stormlizard
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Yes Ateve it truely was. Like you I often have them in my garden perching while waiting for unsuspecting dinners on the wing but for such a bird to freely enter a house and stay . . . .what can one say, incredible ?
7 years ago.
 Stormlizard
Stormlizard club
Thank you micritter.
6 years ago.
 Jenny McIntyre
Jenny McIntyre club
I remember when she did that John - she was a beautiful creature
6 years ago.