Spring has come on all in a rush. Everywhere animals and birds are giving birth and preying on each other. The Sparrow Hawk being at the top of the tree in both senses. He sits there and dives as the Moorhen chicks follow their mother for food on the grass.
Moorhens are pretty noisy most of the time but the scream she gives off when the Sparrow Hawk dives is unearthly. After a week she had one left out of 5.
Something also got the mother blackbird. I hope it wasn't one of the evil cats that invade our garden. Given the stress that birds and small creatures are under why do people think it acceptable to introduce yet another predator!! Anyway the result was a nest full of dead chicks. Even these were eaten after a few days
All the large fish in our pond have disappeared. Either a mink or otter is using the pond as a convenient larder. Frustratingly the mink trap is often triggered but empty!!
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