Topic: Blackbird in distress!!!

[Carol]

I was standing at my kitchen sink when the  local sparrowhawk zoooooooomed past at great speed towards the bird tables.  I reached my back door in record time and got the sparrowhawk attacking a female blackbird.  'Drop her you B***** ' was enough for the sparrowhawk to drop the Blackbird and fly off.  She was ok minus a few feathers, but this must be the first time I have been able to save a bird. I know the sparrowhawk has to eat as well,  but not a Blackbird.

 :D :D :D :D :D

[wardy]

I found a pile of grey feathers on my back garden yesterday.  I suspect a sparrowhawk.  Only feathers were left. My husband saw one on our garden taking a wood pigeon and they're huge.

[Debs]

I was on the phone to my brother and was looking out the kitchen window at a

blackbird digging up a worm.

...it was his last supper!! 

A sparrowhawk zoomed in from nowhere, grabbed it , dragged it across the lawn

and into neighbours garden.

I was speechless on the phone. 

[Glyn]

but this must be the first time I have been able to save a bird.

Be very careful he doesn't carry you off Carol? Well done!! ;D
                                       
;D ;D ;D ;D

[Bean_Queen]

I'm sat here in my front room watching the blackbirds feeding outside my window ... and a Sparrowhawk just landed out of nowhere and chased one of "my" blackbirds :(

It had the sense to dive into the bushes, I think - I'm just waiting to see if either of them comes back

[Carol]

Gosh that is an old 'post' and I am still around and still watch the sparrowhawk almost daily coming for the blackbirds.  She seems to have switched to goldfinches though because I have 12 blackbirds at least feeding.   :) :)

[Bean_Queen]

yes, an old post ... I looked up "blackbird sparrowhawk" in the same thread, because Other Half said a sparrowhawk wouldn't take a blackbird.

[Robert_Brenchley]

The male which is a lot smaller than the female. might well find a blackbird too much. But a big female can easily manage one.

[Carol]

The female sparrowhawk takes a collared dove which is bigger than a female blackbird.  She even has a go at a woodpigeon, if she is desperately hungry.   :o

[shirlton]

We saw one take a collared dove.

[flossy]

   In Devon, we saw a female [ big !]  sparrow hawk zoom past our window  --

   within seconds we heard a bird in distress, we were out there like a shot and stood in wonder !

   There she was on our path, her wings were spread to cover her prey  --  we stood there ,

   she slowly turned her head to look at us  --  we retreated quietly, it was done !

    floss xxx