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Stand off between Spotted Eagle Owl pair and a Black sparrowhawk that poached a springhare from under their noses. The Owls gave chase and the sparrowhawk dropped the prey at cricket practice nets in school grounds, but was not about to let the male owl (on the ground) take it. The female faced the sparrowhawk until it swooped down to retrieve its prey and she chased it into a tree right in front of me, attacking it tallons first. The sparrowhawk took the barrage of attacks until it flew off with prey in tact. |
