Yesterday there were birds areound but the whole of the morning was misty and driech until I actually got near Kirkcudbright itself, when it became brighter for a time.
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| Dee Estuary near St Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright |
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| Sparrowhawk imprint |
However events in the garden have provided some compensation. At the end of last week, a massive thud from the sun room heralded a bird impact on one of the windows. I assumed a blackbird or starling and went in search of a corpse but none was found. Instead there was this large imprint on a central window that can only have belonged to a sparrowhawk. From the right angle, I could even see the imprint where it's eye hit the window as it turned it's head to one side. You can only wonder if it managed to survive.
The local estate is a good area for hunting sparrows and it's not the first time one has left it's mark on the sun room. A sparrowhawk was seen perching in the bush that holds the bird feeder some time ago, just a few yards from the house. My mother collected a similar tattoo on her kitchen window some years ago. They must be pretty filthy to leave so much muck behind!
I also noticed the local coal tit investigating a so-called bird box hung in the pear tree next to the sun room. It gave it a good look over, but surely will be wiser than to try nesting there.
Yesterday, he was nosing round in the heavily prined silver birch in the front garden, so there must be a few insects around already.
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