Friday 27 January 2023

Big Garden Birdwatch drama

Normally the sparrowhawk (which passes through the garden on a daily basis) is in and out in a nanosecond, but this great tit's foot caught in the bottom of the seed feeder and stuck firmly. The sparrowhawk hung there for a full minute, time for me to grab the camera. Eventually it gave up and flew off. I donned gloves and went out to remove the great tit, which was dead, its foot still firmly stuck.