Suddenly, without warning, Mike exclaimed (04-May-07 1:22 AM):
> Guys I just posted a series of shots taken when a Cooper's Hawk caught and
> Killed a European Starling in my garden last evening.
> http://community.webshots.com/album/558910278Kjabwu
>
> Any and all comments welcome
>
> Mike
>
>
Interesting, isn't it, how these wild birds will protect their kill,
allowing a human much closer than normal?
I have very similar pictures from when a sparrowhawk killed a pigeon in
my back garden in the UK.
Although in your pics, it appears the starling isn't quite dead yet.
"Mike" <love@suite224.net> wrote in message
news:463a0552$0$20589$e656108c@news.suite224.net.. .
> Guys I just posted a series of shots taken when a Cooper's Hawk caught and
> Killed a European Starling in my garden last evening.
> http://community.webshots.com/album/558910278Kjabwu
>
> Any and all comments welcome
Great sequence of shots. I witnessed a similar event, in which a Coopers or
Sharp Shin carried away a bright yellow finch. It happened so fast I barely
saw it, let alone photographed it. Congratulations on being ready with your
camera!
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Mike Russell www.curvemeister.com/forum/
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