Thanks To Lillymoon

[flicrat]

Thank you so much for your comment on my sparrow hawk thread.There was a male and female working as a pair, (but I don't know which female)7.30am today as they were each on a different tree and dive bombed a baby squirrel that was meandering along the fence.They missed, but I was hoping it had learnt its lesson.Maybe it was just coincidence they both went for it, as a couple of days ago the male was trying to hassle the female into dropping some prey. He failed in that too. Presume they are not like a lion or wolf pack isolating the prey together. It is getting more difficult to spot them now, as the sycamore tree has leaves.However, the male likes the bare branches and faces the sun, so his chest really glows russet. I assume one female is on the nest, as I only see one of each sex together now. They do have different markings on their backs, but I can't always see that.

[Milvus]

The female has a light beige/grey chest with dark stripes. The male has a red/pink blush to the chest

[flicrat]

Thanks milvus.Yes, I can recognise them easily if I get a front view - the male facing the midday sun the other day seemed to get more and more russet coloured by the minute. However the back views, partly hidden by leaves, now, make seeing the white markings and tail shapes much more difficult.One femal hsa very "raggedy" white splodges. the male has more square white patches.

[vernonk]

Silly is a serious understatement on his actions. He just doesn't 'get it'

[vernonk]

Oops. Posted in wrong place. Sorry