‘In the wild, things often happen so fast that by the time you react, the moment is over. So I practised pressing the shutter just before an attack began.’ On this occasion, #WPYAlumni Pål Hermansen spotted the adult male sparrowhawk lurking nearby and kept focused on the jay until the anticipated strike. Explore more of our ‘Behaviour: Birds’ category: https://fal.cn/3zk5a Wildlife Photographer of the Year
The pic reminds me of this classic.
There are some really good pix under this link.
Helen MacDonald had a superb sparrowhawk story but I can’t find it here now. I thought for sure Steve referenced it but I am drawing a blank. I thought it was on her blog, too, but no.