Last night, whilst fettling in the shed, I heard the sounds of avian distress. Thinking one of the cats was taunting the local bird population I went to intervene. The noise was from next door so I peered through the undergrowth between us to find, about a yard away, a Blackbird pinned to the deck by a Sparrowhawk. Said Blackbird was struggling for all it was worth which caused a bit of a comedy moment when the Sparrowhawk tried to flee with its dinner on seeing me. It could only get to the other side of the garden where it decided to settle and finish the job.
I grabbed my camera but their was too much extanious shit between us so I couldn't get a photo. I went next door and, as I approached the door to ask if it was OK to get some images, the Sparrowhawk looked up from feasting, saw me and decided to take its by now inanimate dinner elsewhere.