bell 3,606 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Came across these two this morning, reckon the Spa was chasing the sparrow rather than had already killed it 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,573 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Theres blood on the back of the spar mate,any ideas as to the scenario,is it a road? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,606 Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Yes middle of the road, the spa had subsequently been run over by a car im guessing. i kind of felt sorry for the sparrow, what a way to check out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,606 Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Not been a great week for BOPS round here, picked this girl up and that was the third in 4 days 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,573 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Theres a vote this week to choose the national bird of britain the Barn Owl is one of those in the running,I used to keep them when i was a kid,ignominious end for that one which is a pity as they are beautiful birds. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,606 Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Yes mate, stunning birds. So many get whacked on the roads round here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogmad riley 1,347 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Theres a vote this week to choose the national bird of britain the Barn Owl is one of those in the running,I used to keep them when i was a kid,ignominious end for that one which is a pity as they are beautiful birds. Love BOPs I think the kestrel or barn owl would get my vote closely followed by the peregrine 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest vin Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Sparrowhawks are one of my all time faves... proper little fiery assassins Peregrine is one of the most amazing things on this earth as far as i'm concerned... seeing one in action is one of the most memorable moments of my life. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Came across these two this morning, reckon the Spa was chasing the sparrow rather than had already killed it sparrowhawk 2.JPG Awwww........poor Sparrow. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,573 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Sparrowhawks are one of my all time faves... proper little fiery assassins Peregrine is one of the most amazing things on this earth as far as i'm concerned... seeing one in action is one of the most memorable moments of my life. If you ever get the chance and you got a week spare at the end of spetember and you want to see an incredible bird of prey spectacle spend a week on Gibraltar,I guarantee you will over 1000 BOP's in a day,I dont know if peregrines migrate but I saw maybe 20 in a day,and hundreds of egyptian vultures,loads of osprey,montagues harriers etc. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 the fact, there are so many being killed on the roads nowadays indicates, a very,very healthy population and no reason why they should need to be protected anymore, back in 70`s /80`s DDT based poisons really did a job on there populations but since they were banned the populations have been slowly rising, but now we are experiencing an explosion in numbers. don't get me wrong i have a soft spot for birds of prey and have flown and bred most of them in my lifetime but just like any other predator, when its in a situation causing a problem to others then they need to be controlled. a fact that very few people are willing to accept. no different to rats,mice,squirrels,fox`s and badgers, thats a little musket by the way (male) and a male sparrow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,561 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Shame to see a spar lying like that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,573 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 I have twice seen sparrowhawks local chasing green ring-necked parakeets,never seen the culmination of the flight but would love to see a spar catch one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tilimangro 1,013 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Time to bring back licences for wild spars imho They're thriving 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Truther 1,579 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 the fact, there are so many being killed on the roads nowadays indicates, a very,very healthy population and no reason why they should need to be protected anymore, back in 70`s /80`s DDT based poisons really did a job on there populations but since they were banned the populations have been slowly rising, but now we are experiencing an explosion in numbers. don't get me wrong i have a soft spot for birds of prey and have flown and bred most of them in my lifetime but just like any other predator, when its in a situation causing a problem to others then they need to be controlled. a fact that very few people are willing to accept. no different to rats,mice,squirrels,fox`s and badgers, thats a little musket by the way (male) and a male sparrow Totally agree Paulus. I see more buzzards now than sparrows, total imbalance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.