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Oh dear :-((((
Yes, i know it's nature too but there 'is' something upsetting about it :-(

i still feel a bit shaken louise, it was so quick, poor bird :o(

I saw that once Sandra , the poor bird didn't stand a chance , it still upsets me when I think about it , one swooped down a few days ago when my favourite birds were on the ground feeding , the lovely white fantail and his friend the racing pigeon , it worries me each day now in case it's waiting for it's chance to get one ... :o(

think it got a starling amy, was worried as i first thought of my blackbird but just seen him so im releaved.

It is upsetting Sandra..the other day a Kestrel took a Blue Tit from the bird Table (in front of my eyes) unfortunately there is not a lot we can do about it

how sad deida, yes its nature and thy are only surviving, , how scared they must be when it happens though :o((

know how you feel, i keep having a magpie coming in garden for that lard and porriage and every time i see it i chase it off, as they take bird eggs and baby birds, like you say its nature but it still does'nt help does it.

i keep looking out thinking it will be back, but cant keep standing guard can we

So sad Sandra it happened to me too. A Sparrow Hawk took one of my Doves, but as they say they have to eat too ;0(

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Great photo San, it,s the magpies I don't like, loads around here and they chase everything. I work nightshift and every morning I can hear the magpies going mad at the neighbours cats and have to open the window to chase them..lol

lol user, strange cause the magpies in my garden seem very edgy, almost scared, dont come down till the other birds have gone, and the doves chase them off and chase the pigeons to lol, great watching them all
sorry carole just saw you there, thats so awfull one of the doves, wouldnt have thought they would go for something bigger like that, how sad

Our local sparrowhawk took a goldfinch off the pond a while ago.So fast didnt see it coming,and didnt even break flight.

they are quick ray, its feet didnt touch the ground, pretty big so wasnt sure what type of hawk it was, are sparrow hawks quite big

About the size of a rook Sandra,with long legs !

umm guess it was one of them then ray, like you said so fast, couldnt believe what i was seeing

Forgot to say...kestrels tend to hover in the sky and then plummet straight down onto their prey,whereas sparrowhawks tend to watch from lower down and can weave in and out of trees etc chasing prey or snatching off floor in mid flight.Hope this helps your id !

yes that helps ray, it was a sparrowhawk then, i see kestrels over the fields when going to work, hovering like you said, love to watch them, trouble is i cant stop to take pics when driving down the lanes lol dont think the other drivers would like it