Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) male with long barred tail blue grey upperparts barred reddish brown underparts yellow eyes and legs grey hooked bill

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This sparrowhawk visited my garden and I first noticed him sat on the fence behind a small tree with feeders. There are two images with the fence panels taken through double glazing from inside the house. A single image taken from outside in the garden through the branches of the tree showing him with piercing yellow eyes. The bird then flew off into a nearby tree as seen in two final images.

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Size: 4967px × 3312px
Location: Garden in Horsham UK
Photo credit: © Stephen Iles / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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