Am I a bird?

[John Fenna]

OK - I will admit it - in some of the photos I have posted I may look a bit effeminate, what with the tutu and false eyelashes, but I have never before been taken for a genuine bird!
As I approached my front door, key in one hand, daysack in the other a Sparrow Hawk swooped on me, brushed my hat and then bumped, lightly, against the front door, before swerving wildly and flying into the trees opposite our house .. did it think I was a bird?
Unfortunately I had no time to dig pout the camera ... or do anything much ... before he was gone.
This is certainly the closest and most weird wildlife encounter I have ever had!

 

[crosslandkelly]

Was the Sparrowhawk looking for nesting material?

 

[ReamviThantos]

Perhaps the beard looked like a chicken?

 

[Goatboy]

Mr Fenna your an eagle that soars above us all.

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

probably thought the spork in your hat would look good in the nest

 

[Elen Sentier]

Obviously had a lot of chicks to feed and wanted to stock up the larder

 

[decorum]

did it think I was a bird?

Did you have your hat on properly? If not it could have been attacking its own reflection ...

 

[Harvestman]

"Rare Fennahawk sighted in West Wales. Twitchers from all over the UK on alert"

 

[British Red]

Could it be that it thought you were one of these John?

 

[Harvestman]

Now that is mean

 

[ged]

Could it be that it thought you were one of these John?

 

[Bushwhacker]

Oh, Red, you made me spit my cider on my phone.

 

[Harvestman]

If we keep up with the ornithological jokes people will think we are lunatics.

 

[Bushwhacker]

 

[petrochemicals]

no, your a plane, i'm a racing car, neaouuwwwm !

 

[British Red]

Sorry John - I am a bad man . It just made me laugh when you asked if it thought you were a bird......my mind went birs with beard.....

 

[John Fenna]

Sorry John - I am a bad man . It just made me laugh when you asked if it thought you were a bird......my mind went birs with beard.....

Yes you are - but I asked for that!
Good photo by the way