Title

Eurasian sparrowhawk

Caption

Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), adult male, with common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) as prey, sitting on a mossy branch, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

Sep 23, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jules Cox

Reference

BRK22F37_261

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.9Mb (18.0Mb) / 17.7in x 11.8in / 5315 x 3546 (300dpi)

Keywords

Accipiter nisus Accipitridae Aves Bird Birds British Common chaffinch Common chaffinches Eurasian chaffinch Eurasian sparrowhawk Eurasian sparrowhawks Europe Finch Finches Fringilla coelebs Fringillidae North Europe Northern Europe Northern sparrowhawk Oscine Passeri Passeriformes Passerine Passerines Scottish Borders Songbird Songbirds True finch adult adult animal adult animals animal animal behavior animal behaviour animal of prey animals animals in the wild animals of prey atmospheric autumn autumnal behavior behaviour bird of prey bird photography birds of prey bough branch branches capture catch catches covered with moss eat fall fauna feed feeding forage foraging habitat ingestion male male animal male animals males mature matures moss moss covered moss-covered moss-grown mosses mossy natural environment natural environments natural habitat out outdoor outdoors outside perched prey prey animal preying preys raptor search for food searching for food sit sitting tree branch twig twigs wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography Autumn atmosphere Diurnal bird of prey Diurnal birds of prey Falconiformes Scotland animal feed animal feeds atmosphere autumn atmosphere autumn mood autumn moods autumnal atmosphere autumnal mood mood Great Britain Scotch Scottish UK United Kingdom