Sparrow hawk Vs pigeon

[guest0]

Sparrow hawk came out of nowhere and pounced on this feral pigeon.

 

[icassell]

Beautiful series of the hawk mantelling on the pigeon. My favorite is #1

 

[PhotoXopher]

Pigeon never had a chance, one less turd on a windshield +1 for the hawk!

 

[Art Photographers]

Great grab! I woulda like to have seen you get as low as possible. But just great capture.

 

[Hybrid Designz]

I dont think that is a Sparrow Hawk, but the one i refer to as a sparrow hawk is the Kestrel. I could be wrong though.

Looks like some type of Gosh Hawk

 

[MHarvey]

look up eurasian sparrow hawk. goshawk seems too big for whats here. This dude is hardly bigger than the pigeon. AWESOME series by the way. 1,3,4 and 7 are my choices. 7 may be my favorite, but it's hard to say.

 

[R6_Dude]

wow guess you were in the right place at the right time for those shots.

 

[guest0]

I dont think that is a Sparrow Hawk, but the one i refer to as a sparrow hawk is the Kestrel. I could be wrong though.

Looks like some type of Gosh Hawk

Yes it is a sparrowhawk, you guys in the states don't have the sparrowhawk accipiter nisus but it is a real species here. We have kestrels which you mistakenly call "Sparrow hawks" just to add confusion

I am extremely knowledgeable about the bird species of the US ( I practically live there) and also the birds of Scotland, England etc. I used to do falconry also but yes that is a female sparrowhawk, one of the most common birds of prey in Scotland a long with the kestrel, buzzard and peregrine falcon.

You don't get sparrowhawks in North America.

The RSPB: Sparrowhawk

P.S there is no such thing as a gosh hawk, its "goshawk" they are also a common bird here. Yeah it looks slightly similar but very different in many respect.


Cheers.

 

[Kethaneni]

It's sad that the end of one life is the feed for the other but true and beautiful.