Hawk Spotted ! ....

.... In our garden! I was sat near t'window and this hawk flew round the corner, as they do, and landed in an apple tree. It was sat there for a few minutes, then it pounced .... on something I couldn't see, under the hedges.
So, I told my lad, who'd just come home from work, and he took some photos of it.
He also got a video of it, flying out from the hedges carrying it's victim, which I think was the male of a pair of blackbirds which have been building a nest nearby for a couple of weeks. Shame, but it's what happens.

Anyroadup, photos to follow later!

oh, beltin, I can't wait, have you seen my hedgehog video ?

that's a beauty....

Slo.Mo. Video of hawk flying off!

The video isn't as good, as that's on his phone. He left it recording, in the window, while he went outside with his camera.

very gracfull mover,

Poor blackbird.

what camera did you take that with Tonker ?

Our David took it, Tom. He says it's a Nikon 3100, with a big long lens on it?

Poor blackbird indeed, but such is the way of life.

Poor blackbird.

It's off again.

@tonker wrote:Our David took it, Tom.  He says it's a Nikon 3100, with a big long lens on it?

your lad takes a cracking photo with it, I'd offer that for PAD,

I don't know how, Tom!

I think you have to email it to brian, I'm not sure but your mate OY would put thee reet,

Watched a Kessie fall out of the sky, thwack a sparrow and up again with sparrow clutched in it's talons today..