Sparrowhawk.

I placed a perch near my bird feeders a couple of years ago knowing that the local Sparrowhawks were regular visitors, thinking it would be perfect for them to land on. In all the times I've sat in my hideout (shed)I'd not had one land there, untill the other day when this immaculate male bird suddenly appeared in front of me, staying and eying up the small birds for about five minutes. It did'nt catch any so not had to have the mixed emotions of predator and prey.

Song Thrush

People always say that they have'nt see a Song Thrush for ages, and this is sadly true,they do seem to be have declined over the years. Although I still see them every now and then, I've been delighted to have a quite tame individual visiting our garden for some time and even more delighted to watch it pulling worms from the back lawn and obviously feeding nearby young. This was on 29th March so quite early to have young in the nest. I just sat on the grass and it came closer and closer, often too close for my lens. Hopefully the young will survive all this rain and the parents will go on and have a second brood.