Patience is a Virtue

Great Photo Muddy.

What a beauty,Muddy..a fab photo :o)

Thanks N3tyy and Bloomer - right place, right time.

what a brilliant photo, going going into my favs,

Cheers Yorkshire ;-)

its so good I keep looking at it,

Maybe that's how they mesmerise their prey . . . 'look into my eyes . . focus on nothing else . . you are going into a deeeeep sleeeeep . . GOTCHA!' Lol ;-))

you daft b----r Lol

'Sob . . sob . . that's the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me . . . hahahahaha! ;-))

Fabulous photo Muddy , we have them in our garden and have lost birds to them .....

See I knew you had been around the birds ha ha its so fluffy and so sweet lovely shot

Thank you Amy and Sixpence (you're right as usual!).

How fantastic to see this in your garden , brilliant picture, its going on my favourites so I can keep haviong a peep;0)

Excellent photo! What kind of bird of prey is this, do you know?

Thanks Carole - peep away! ;-)
Thank you Katarina, I forgot to put its name in the caption (have done it now!). It's a male Sparrowhawk and is a fairly regular visitor to my and my neighbours gardens.

WOW!!

and a Wow from me too!

Wow - what a great shot. Beautiful birds !!

Fantastico...to my faves.

great photo!

Appreciate the comments - thank you :-)

Exellent shot too

Thank you Mossy. I couldn't believe my luck when he stayed there long enough for me to go and get my camera, slowly open the window and get some shots!

Great photo! I was sure one landed on my roof the other day but my friend who was visiting at the time thought it was just a pigeon, so maybe I was getting carried away lol ;o)

From the downy feathers I could assume that he's a juvenile?...perched on one foot...was he trying to make the little birds think he was roosting? Really a great shot...

Must have been hungry to linger so long. If young he could lack experience in concealing himself for a planned attack.

what a lovely shot Muddy, he likes his feet in the sun!
looks as if he hasnt got a clue what to do next, probably trying to remember the correct technique for chasing bluetits out of a bush, 'mum help please!'