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"What the heck..."

There's a bird in my garden eating one of our local pigeons. I think it's a hawk, or an eagle or something - looks like one of those ones they put the hood on and make it fly between medieval warrior's arms for scraps. Got some pictures, just uploading...nothing gory, I'd really like to know what sort of bird this is.

[URL]http://www.pocketmonkey.co.uk/images/bird_1.jpg[/URL]
[URL]http://www.pocketmonkey.co.uk/images/bird_2.jpg[/URL]
[URL]http://www.pocketmonkey.co.uk/images/bird_3.jpg[/URL]
[URL]http://www.pocketmonkey.co.uk/images/bird_4.jpg[/URL]

Not very good quality as I had to zoom in, but you can make out the shape and colours, which I'm sure means something to someone.

In that second on it looks like it had one of those little hoods on, but it wouldn't wear one, no matter how hard I chased it.

I heard a giant thud against my window once, like a big stone hitting it.
I went outside and there was a dead sparrowhawk on the ground.

It'd obviously been chasing a bird which flew vertically up at the last moment and the sparrowhawk, diving like a missle of some sort hit the window.


Like a looney tunes cartoon or soemthing but with real animals.

Damn, I've got to clear that up now before the dog gets it...

I've got a really good one, but this was all that was handy.

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i suggest you invest in a good camera.

I think it probably is: [URL]http://www.worldbook.com/features/birds/assets/sparrowhawk.jpg[/URL]

I suggest you invest in a lawnmower.

Looks like a Sparrowhawk.

Oh. My. God.

Now there's a squirrel sitting on the fence watching it rip apart this poor pigeon. I think the squirrel is next. *readies camera*

Bah they're both gone now.

Those birds with teh "hoods" are falcons.

I doubt it's a falcon though.

Were are these pictures?