Navigational failure

[strange_complex]

I feel very, very sorry indeed for the bird who left the following all-too-eloquent imprint on one of my upstairs windows:



I did not actually find its poor, crumpled body on the ground below - but given how many foxes live in my area, that's no guarantee it wasn't there, for a short while at least. :-(

Comments

[strange-complex.livejournal.com]

Naughty sparrowhawks! I bet it works, though. Even if the pigeon is only stunned for a second, it's plenty of time to grab them.

[rich-r.livejournal.com]

I seem them... - What on earth was I typing? The words 'I've seen them' might make more sense!

The funny thing is the disparity in size between the birds of prey and the pigeons which are big, healthy and plump (I suppose they're well fed on seeds and things from the farms, rather than the diseased, maimed ones you often see in towns). I imagine the sparrowhawk wouldn't be able to carry a dead pigeon very far at all.