WHAT THE ...................... WAS THAT!

There we were yesterday afternoon. Mick having a doze and me having a blog; when all of a sudden there was the most tremendous bang on the back window. I jumped - even Mick jumped - and I raced to the window to see what it was. I assumed that one of the local children had kicked a football over the fence. But No; it was a HAWK. It had flown into the window. I raced out into the garden and was happy to see that it was ok as it flew up and sat on the back fence. I raced back in and got my camera - distance photography is not great with it but I did my best and just managed to snap this photo before it flew away.

It wasn't until some time later that I realised that the poor thing had actually left an imprint on the window. It must have really been flying at a fast rate to have done that. I do hope it is well and happy flying around somewhere and has suffered no after effects.

I must add that my recognition of birds of prey is not that good. If any of you know better and can reconise exactly what sort of bird it was please leave a comment.