The Enemy!

[Fangman]

The terror of the neighbourhood birds.

Comes from over the road and a great hunter - will leap at the bird tables.
A visit from this and the warning klaxon from the blackbirds means that no pictures for quite a while.

Says a lot for the Sigma 2.8 70-200mm as this taken from about 25 yards
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[Antarctican]

Nice capture of the hunter in action. I really like the composition (but of course wish that the blurred grasses in the foreground weren't there). Lovely to see the crocuses, primroses and daffodils are up, whereas we had yet another snowfall here today.