One Shot and He Was Gone!

Today I was to be found happily pootling about in the garden looking for a blip for TinyTuesday when I heard an unfamiliar bird call behind me. Carefully glancing over my shoulder, imagine my surprise and delight when I saw that this sparrowhawk had just landed on the ground behind me, just 12 feet (or 3.6 metres) away - I know because I went to get a tape-measure after he'd flown away! Of course, my camera was on all the wrong settings, so I made a very rapid adjustment, fired off one shot and he was gone, carrying something in his claws! I was so excited, I am amazed that my one and only attempt was clearly focussed on the sparrowhawk's eye, even though he was behind a weed. I can only imagine that I had disturbed him when I went into the garden and that he had come back to retrieve his prey!

So no TinyTuesday blip again - sorry!

Thank you so much for all the great comments, stars & hearts on yesterday's MonoMonday: Winter blip -  I'm so very pleased you liked it!:)

Ann

Day 101 of Blipout2015, suggested by PaulFS,  making the most of the daylight by only blipping outdoor photos until the clocks change in October