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A quiet moment of survival — the sharp-eyed Eurasian Sparrowhawk bends low to sip from the riverbank. See how birds of prey ...
A bird of prey has been rescued from the roof of a high street bank after it became trapped under fixed netting. The bird, ...
The days are getting shorter; up in the hills you will occasionally find a telltale red leaf; the goldenrods and asters are coming into their full glory; and soon beechnuts and acorns will start ...
Although captive birds of prey handlers use leg straps known as “jesses” to keep hold of their hawks on protective gloves, investigators do not believe this is the work of a falconer.
A tiny sparrow had a lucky escape from the clutches of a bird of prey, after the predator flew into a house with it. Felicity Hamilton, from Corsham, Wiltshire, said she discovered the sparrowhawk ...
The sparrow hawk is a small bird of prey that often visit gardens, looking for birds to feed on such as finches and sparrows The pictures and video were captured by Kelly Stuchfield, of Priory ...
Desperate to avoid the hawk-eyed gaze of his enemy, the woodpecker clings to a fence post, absolutely motionless. Fortunately for the bird, the sparrowhawk never looked down.
Speed kills. It's an axiom that falconers have acknowledged since the Middle Ages. And, of the hunting hawks, none can equal the flat-out velocity of the peregrine falcon. It is regarded as the ...
Ian Thomson, RSPB Scotland's Head of Investigations, said: “Sparrowhawks are one of the birds of prey you or I are most likely to encounter, as they live alongside us in parks and gardens.
A wildlife probe is underway after a Sparrowhawk was fatally shot in Inverness. The grim discovery was made by a member of the public in the Cradlehall area of the city on March 6. A report was made ...