Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Netherlands

On a fence in our garden. Last winter I've seen it attend our garden multiples times but I was never ready. This male is targeting small song birds. Remains of a Blue Tit are near its feet.

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Thibaud Aronson

Lion

Wow, great shot!
Poor little blue tit, but always so exciting to have raptors hunting in your backyard. Posted one year ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! Posted one year ago

The Eurasian Sparrowhawk

The Eurasian Sparrowhawk is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Adult male Eurasian Sparrowhawks have bluish grey upperparts and orange-barred underparts; females and juveniles are brown above with brown barring below. The female is up to 25% larger than the male – one of the largest differences between the sexes in any bird species.

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Similar species: Diurnal Birds Of Prey

Species identified by Ferdy Christant