[mou] Sharp-shinned Hawk
birderguy
birderguy@comcast.net
Sat, 16 Dec 2006 16:08:59 -0600
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I just got to enjoy the drama of a second year female Sharp-shinned Hawk take a female
House Sparrow right out my front window while PFW counting, very cool..
She had adult plumage with light orange eyes, no band on either leg, she looked to be if
very good shape so she has been hunting good I take it..
Came zipping in from across the street to the bushes on the left of my large window,
watched her jump around in one of my thick bushes trying to scare out a bird all the while
the Chickadees were scolding her, all of a sudden a bird flew right past the big window to
the right with her hot on its heels and crashed into the large bush on the left side of
the window, a few seconds later she popped out of the bush and landed on the sidewalk
about 4 feet from my window where I got to watch her squeeze the life out of the sparrow
and proceed to start plucking it in preparation for dinner..
I need to get a better digital camera with a good zoom lens, I could have gotten some
great shots of this sequence..
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Andrew Longtin
Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota
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Email: BirderGuy@comcast.net
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to enjoy the drama of a second year female Sharp-shinned Hawk take a =
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House Sparrow right out my front window while PFW counting, very=20
cool..</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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adult plumage with light orange eyes, no band on either leg, she looked =
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very good shape so she has been hunting good I take =
it..</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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zipping in from across the street to the bushes on the left of my large =
window,=20
watched her jump around in one of my thick bushes trying to scare out a =
bird all=20
the while the Chickadees were scolding her, all of a sudden a bird flew =
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past the big window to the right with her hot on its heels and crashed =
into the=20
large bush on the left side of the window, a few seconds later she =
popped out of=20
the bush and landed on the sidewalk about 4 feet from my window where I =
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watch her squeeze the life out of the sparrow and proceed to start =
plucking it=20
in preparation for dinner.. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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get a better digital camera with a good zoom lens, I could have gotten =
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great shots of this sequence..</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2>Andrew =
Longtin<BR>Corcoran=20
(Hennepin Co.) Minnesota </DIV>
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href=3D"http://www.birderguy.com/">www.birderguy.com</A><BR>Email: <A=20
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