Herons & Sparrowhawks

[Yellow Petals]

..... in the garden

[Yellow Petals]

[lilylover]

Wow! great pics YP.  :)

[rosebud]

Nice pictures i like the sparrowhawk one.

[agapanthus]

Is the sparrowhawk handsome or what????? Gorgeous pics  of the heron too ;D

[GREENWIZARD]

great pics YP :)

[MagpieDi]

Wonderful pics YP !  ;D

[Robert_Brenchley]

It looks like a male sparrowhawk (much smaller than the female, which is duller in colour) looking truly evil. The only other British bird it could be is a goshawk; the male is about the size of a female sparrowhawk, and optimistic birders often put female sparrowhawks down as male gos. The female gos is a truly awesome sight. That would be grossly unlikely in a garden though!

[Hyacinth]

Wonderful pictures, thanks.

[lorna]

YP. Fantastic photos. Thanks for sharing.
Lorna

[Yellow Petals]

Thanks all :)

As Mark says, it is indeed a male SH.  Had his eye on a feasting blackbird :(  (didn't catch it though!) Sad, but that's nature for you, eh? :)