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Sparrowhawk (was - what type of bird of prey?)

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  • 12-03-2012 9:28pm
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    doubletrouble?
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    hi all can anyone tell me what type of bird of prey this is?. i know the pic isn't great. it attacked and killed a pigeon which was about the same size as itself. thanks


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    TreesAreCrowd
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    That particular breed is called the Wild Smudge.


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    are you serious
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    I'd have gone with a lesser spotted Hawkeye....


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    dodderangler
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    doubletrouble? wrote: »
    hi all can anyone tell me what type of bird of prey this is?. i know the pic isn't great. it attacked and killed a pigeon which was about the same size as itself. thanks
    If it was roughly same size more than likely a sparrowhawk although called sparrowhawks they mainly prey on crows magpies and pigeon don't suppose u seen anything attached to its feet could belong to someone


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    star-pants
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    Moved from A&PI


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    doubletrouble?
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    dodderangler wrote: »
    If it was roughly same size more than likely a sparrowhawk although called sparrowhawks they mainly prey on crows magpies and pigeon don't suppose u seen anything attached to its feet could belong to someone
    couldn't see anything on it's legs. it attacked the pigeon in a housing estate in D.15 both bouncing of a neighbours window then into the garden beside that. feathers were flying from the pigeons neck. i've never seen a bird of prey outside zoo's and places like that.


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    dodderangler
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    doubletrouble? wrote: »
    dodderangler wrote: »
    If it was roughly same size more than likely a sparrowhawk although called sparrowhawks they mainly prey on crows magpies and pigeon don't suppose u seen anything attached to its feet could belong to someone
    couldn't see anything on it's legs. it attacked the pigeon in a housing estate in D.15 both bouncing of a neighbours window then into the garden beside that. feathers were flying from the pigeons neck. i've never seen a bird of prey outside zoo's and places like that.
    I do see them all the time it was defo a sparrowhawk then vicious birds great hunters very fast one of few that catch pigeon as their fast as heck
    I do be out hunting with my female Harris Hawk and wild hawks do sometime follow us hoping for free meal


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    LostCovey
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    Sparrowhawk


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    cscook
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    doubletrouble? wrote: »
    couldn't see anything on it's legs. it attacked the pigeon in a housing estate in D.15 both bouncing of a neighbours window then into the garden beside that. feathers were flying from the pigeons neck. i've never seen a bird of prey outside zoo's and places like that.

    We're D15. We've had a sparrowhawk hit the window once, and a couple of times I've seen the remains of dead pigeons on the green nearby in a pattern that looks like a BOP kill.


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    dodderangler
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    cscook wrote: »
    doubletrouble? wrote: »
    couldn't see anything on it's legs. it attacked the pigeon in a housing estate in D.15 both bouncing of a neighbours window then into the garden beside that. feathers were flying from the pigeons neck. i've never seen a bird of prey outside zoo's and places like that.

    We're D15. We've had a sparrowhawk hit the window once, and a couple of times I've seen the remains of dead pigeons on the green nearby in a pattern that looks like a BOP kill.
    There's a good population of them around which is good their excellent hunters very fast and aggressive hard to train but when they are trained their excellent hunters


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    Scrappychimow
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    dodderangler wrote: »
    There's a good population of them around which is good their excellent hunters very fast and aggressive hard to train but when they are trained their excellent hunters

    They hardly need to be trained.


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    dodderangler
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    Scrappychimow wrote: »
    dodderangler wrote: »
    There's a good population of them around which is good their excellent hunters very fast and aggressive hard to train but when they are trained their excellent hunters

    They hardly need to be trained.
    Course they do you need to train it to come back to you it's long process but very rewarding and have to manage its weight aswell same way I done with my Harris hawk


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    Scrappychimow
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    dodderangler wrote: »
    Course they do you need to train it to come back to you it's long process but very rewarding and have to manage its weight aswell same way I done with my Harris hawk

    I meant they don't need to be trained to be excellent hunters.


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    dodderangler
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    Scrappychimow wrote: »
    dodderangler wrote: »
    Course they do you need to train it to come back to you it's long process but very rewarding and have to manage its weight aswell same way I done with my Harris hawk

    I meant they don't need to be trained to be excellent hunters.
    Alright well believe it or some can lose interest altogether after being held captive and may need to be trained to get them back Into it cu when caught they are hand fed


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