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This is the sparrowhawk that visited several times over the last few weeks; we can tell because it has one feather sticking out on its right wing. It has a cinnamon cast to its horizontally barred chest.
Via Voice
Hope it won't start wanting a story every night now.
Richard Bell, richard@willowisland.co.uk |
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those bird feeders and ponds in local gardens don't go unnoticed by the
neighbourhood predators: at breakfast-time, a heron flies
low over the roof tops. It may be on its way to one of the nearby streams
but it's also likely to check out a garden pond if the coast is clear.
The
sparrowhawk makes an early visit to our back garden,
perching first on the shepherd's crook feeder, then on the niger seed
feeder. The goldfinches meanwhile have escaped to cover. I must keep the
bird bath clear and ice-free because it would be great if the sparrowhawk
was to start using it.
Later
in the day we see the two nuthatches together again feeding
on the sunflower hearts on the tray.
A
new program arrives and I can't wait to get it loaded and try it out:
the IBM Via Voice, voice recognition software works well
for me. There's something relaxing about sitting at the computer watching
your words appear on screen without having to hammer away at the keyboard.
Part of the voice analysis set up is to read the opening pages from Alice
in Wonderland.