Reasons to be fearful (part one)
A clatter at the front porch made me start and set the dogs off. The Lab, Sam, calmed down quickly but that bloody teckel, Doogie, was still kicking off long after I’d gone outside to discover the cause of the commotion, a male sparrowhawk.
The unfortunate bird had crashed into one of the triple-glazed panes at break-neck speed in pursuit of a snack. As it happens, this is the second time in as many months I’ve got this close to one of these dainty birds of prey. The other met the same fate, too.
Thoughts
“Do scavengers have a different gut system to the rest of the
