Collared Sparrowhawk eating leg bones of a bird

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Collared Sparrowhawk eating leg bones of a bird

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Subject:	Collared Sparrowhawk eating leg bones of a bird
From:	Wallaces <>
Date:	Fri, 2 Dec 2016 04:18:21 +0000

While watching a Collared Sparrowhawk eat a bird this morning, I was surprised to see it swallow the leg bones including the claws. It continued to feed on the rest of the carcass as soon as the bones were swallowed. I will eventually put the video up but attached is a sequence of photos from it.

Steve

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