I didn't expect this on my terrace!

[Daisy Duke]

One of the greenfinches that I photographed at the weekend has come to a sticky end. Early this morning I saw a sparrowhawk catch one of them. I was a bit surprised as this is in central London. Sorry about the picture quality as I had to shoot through glass.

[CY88]

is "pwned" a suitable caption ?

Nice capture.

[furtive]

I've had both a Sparrowhawk and a lesser spotted woodpecker in my central London back garden

[srider]

Daisy Duke said:

One of the greenfinches that I photographed at the weekend has come to a sticky end. Early this morning I saw a sparrowhawk catch one of them. I was a bit surprised as this is in central London. Sorry about the picture quality as I had to shoot through glass.

Nice pic.

A while ago a sparrowhawk caught and ate a pigeon outside Reading town hall, spreading guts and feathers over a wide area, to the disgust of passers by. Quite funny really.......

[Furyous]

Im afraid unless these lesser hawks get culled, the songbird population is in for a thorough pasting.....

I know Hawks get viewed as nobleman in comparison with Pigeons, but there needs to be a balance and Hawks have no ntaural predator currently.