Sparrow Hawk vs. Pigeon

A sparrow hawk feasting on a pigeon in Kensington, London. The music is Days of the New, Cling.

It’s a bit shaky but I was carrying bags and getting rained on at the time, and was trying not to move. Compensated a little by the in camera anti-shake and then further by Final Cut Pro’s smooth cam (which turns a laptop into a convection heater for a half hour on footage).


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6 Comments on “Sparrow Hawk vs. Pigeon”

  • pantsofdeath

    Cool. What a thing to see in the city!

    08-14-09 » 9:36 am »

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  • OldMosher

    [..YouTube..] Kensington . . fresh from Harrods maybe ?And for desert . . . . ?

    08-14-09 » 11:57 am »

  • guerrillacap

    [..YouTube..] great vid!

    08-19-09 » 8:19 am »

  • kevin84cfc

    [..YouTube..] gr8 vid , did some one walk pass and scare the bird or was it just getting too rainy lol ??

    09-04-09 » 8:31 pm »

  • eastbelfastno1

    [..YouTube..] ul find that 99% of sparrowhawks killing pigeons are female hawks, this is bcos the male hawks are smaller than the females and the males usually take sparrow/tit sized birds to about as large as a starling/blackbird. i am glad sparrowhawks are killing pigeons as i hate pigeons but atleast they are providing food for predators :)

    05-03-10 » 10:28 am »

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