"Roger Tonkin" wrote in message
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Another pile of bluetit feathers this morning!

Whilst I accept that sparrowhawks need to eat and survive, I feel that
by feeding the tits, I am encouraging them and giving the sparrowhawk an
easy meal.

Many years ago (N.London) a sparrow hawk attack was thwarted by the
squirrel-proof bars on our peanut feeder and the BTs lived to fly another
day.

Last week (now E.Cornwall) a sparrow was not so lucky. As I emerged from the
kitchen door a SH pounced. On seeing me, it was unable to perform an instant
kill, so flew off carrying the hapless sparrow ....... alive!!