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Well what a day i had. Went out very early to Baron`s Haugh RSPB but the rain just wouldnt let up. I decided to call it a day and return home---back home for 9.30am.
I managed to get some breakfast and watch tv but quickly became bored and just had to get out. I visited RSPB Lochwinnoch ( 3rd visit in a few weeks ) and found the weather picking up.
As i sat in the hide a sparrowhaw came about 5 feet from the window but it was way to quick.I heard some noise about 30mins later from a Magpie and watched as it was buzzing the sparrowhawk in a tree a distance away. I trained my lens on it just so i could see it ( to far for pics ), then all of a sudden about 20 feet from me the dunnocks, chaffinch etc were going mental. I looked and saw to my suprise another Sparrowhawk sitting on a twig with its back to me.I took 5 shots as its my fist close Sparrowhawk, it then flew off. I watched it fly past a few more times but no pics.I was about to leave when it made another attack near me but it failed--instead sitting looking at me. It turned and hopped into the bush and emerged 10-15mins later with a Chaffinch....
From a dismal start to a superb day--thats what birding and photography are all about.
First 2 pics may be a different bird to the others...Is this a young male?
High-ish ISO-
I managed to get some breakfast and watch tv but quickly became bored and just had to get out. I visited RSPB Lochwinnoch ( 3rd visit in a few weeks ) and found the weather picking up.
As i sat in the hide a sparrowhaw came about 5 feet from the window but it was way to quick.I heard some noise about 30mins later from a Magpie and watched as it was buzzing the sparrowhawk in a tree a distance away. I trained my lens on it just so i could see it ( to far for pics ), then all of a sudden about 20 feet from me the dunnocks, chaffinch etc were going mental. I looked and saw to my suprise another Sparrowhawk sitting on a twig with its back to me.I took 5 shots as its my fist close Sparrowhawk, it then flew off. I watched it fly past a few more times but no pics.I was about to leave when it made another attack near me but it failed--instead sitting looking at me. It turned and hopped into the bush and emerged 10-15mins later with a Chaffinch....
From a dismal start to a superb day--thats what birding and photography are all about.
First 2 pics may be a different bird to the others...Is this a young male?
High-ish ISO-