I love these birds and it is such a great thing to be able to watch them as they go about their breeding activities. There is a lot of calling and backward and forwards to break off nest material. Every sighting is so exciting. They always nest late and have evolved to have their young when there are plenty of young inexperienced fledglings to feed them on.
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| Male Sparrow hawk breaking off twigs |
I was so pleased with this shot as it captures the intensity with which he goes about his work.
During my observations it was the male doing most of the nest building. The female tended to hang around and do quite a lot of calling.
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| Vocal female Sparrow Hawk |
In a break from the nest building I managed to capture this pleasing portrait of the male
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| Male Sparrow hawk at rest |
The male can be distinguished by his smaller size, and has a blue grey top of the head and chestnut cheeks and barring. A truly handsome bird!
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