The merlin has been very much in evidence over the last couple of days. It swoops low all round the house scattering the little birds from the feeders. Grrrrrrr…..
Still, I suppose it has fluffly babies to feed.
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The life and thoughts of Freda Marshall, a retired Church of Scotland minister living amongst the mountains and glens of Argyll.Pages
In our old house we had a Rowan tree in the back garden and one sunny afternoon I was sitting reading my paper at peace with the world when some bird of prey quite a small one swooped down and hit the tree.
I never knew a small tree could hold so many birds as there was an explosion of sparrows.starlings,blackbirds flew out this tree i must admit I got quite a fright.
Anyway some poor wee bird got caught and the “Hawk” or what ever it was flew away with his dinner,never seen anything like it.
Thanks for that graphic description, Graham. I imagine the paper nearly flew away as well. Needs must for nature though.