the birds
I’m sure you’ve all seen this Hitchcock horror
epic?
Well on Sunday an act from it was relived in my
house. It was a lovely day here in South
Wales (Google “rare earth event”) so we had the conservatory doors wide open to
let air through the house.
I’m sure you can imagine my surprise when a
bird flew straight through these open doors and headfirst into the window at
the other end of the conservatory.
Thinking something like a robin or a finch had flown in I immediately
got up to investigate only to find a terrifying and terrified young sparrowhawk
flying around the house.
It’s not often you come so close to such a
beautiful bird and as I tried to help him find the way out I captured him on my
camera phone. I can assure you that
regardless of his “pose” below he was entirely unharmed and eventually managed
to fly out at great speed and straight through the gate to the back garden
before soaring away.
I feel privileged to have seen him so closely
and lucky that he did not sink his talons into my skin!
That's some pose! LOL ;)
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