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Female Guest A Beautiful bird Sparrowhawk Female (Accipiter nisus) M08-01a

To have a Sparrowhawk, not a tame one but a wild one sitting calmly in a human dwelling is rather special I think, I consider myself very privilidged to have experienced such a visit. She remained in my lounge posing for several hours.
Photographed on 05 08 2016 using;
Canon EOS 400D SLR Digital Camera and Tamron Tele Macro,
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Stormlizard said:

Thank you Sami.
6 years ago ( translate )

Stormlizard said:

Thank you Ulrich.
6 years ago

Amelia said:

Was it OK when it finally flew away, John? What an amazing experience for you.
6 years ago

Stormlizard replied to Amelia:

Yes Amelia, she was in fine form when she arrived also, why she came in is anybodies guess. She allowed me to pick her up but when I put her out she flew straight back in again. The window beside her and the door to my patio were open all the time as it was extremely hot that day so she could have flown away at any time.

I have had many birds of several species come in but this one certainly takes the cake.
6 years ago

Maeluk said:

A wonderful experience John. I would have loved to be there to see it. I have had sparrowhawks in the garden and they are magnificent birds.
6 years ago

Stormlizard replied to Maeluk:

Yes Ateve it truely was. Like you I often have them in my garden perching while waiting for unsuspecting dinners on the wing but for such a bird to freely enter a house and stay . . . .what can one say, incredible ?
6 years ago

Stormlizard said:

Thank you micritter.
6 years ago

Jenny McIntyre said:

I remember when she did that John - she was a beautiful creature
6 years ago