"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message
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I've got plenty, 'cos they've got plenty of cover. The local sparrowhawk
is quite skinny, and the sparrows know where the ivy is....

I'm none too fond of the sparrow-hawk. One took a Greenfinch from one of the
birdtables. It was carried off, screaching, right in front of me. I love
nature in all its glory, but hate to be reminded how harsh it can be.
Stupid really - take a walk through some of the farms round here and you are
reminded that it's not the wild animals we should be worried about...