The late summer weather is proving to be so much better than the early part of the season. These shots were taken at Seven Sisters, just along the coast from here. I'd been photographing some distant cormorants and egrets when a sudden burst of noise caused me to look above. A small (male?) sparrowhawk was being thoroughly mobbed by a pack of crows.
A kestrel underwent a similar experience (by a rook), but the distance was too great to capture on camera. The same can't be said for the regular coterie of garden visitors. Two foxes and two badgers tonight. Here's one of the badgers (the adult), followed by a shot each of Shy Boy and Shutterbug. 
Camera note: sparrowhawk shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens; the badger and Shy Boy taken with the EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM lens; Shutterbug snapped with the EF 24-105 F4L IS USM lens.
gdare
5 Sep 2012Poor sparrowhawk, crows are persistent local bullies :awww:
derWandersmann
5 Sep 2012Yep. It's a trait common among social birds. Nice shots, Words … and Shutterbug looks quite at home.
SittingFox
8 Sep 2012That mobster looks like a jackdaw to me – maybe it's just the light? Great photos!
Words
10 Sep 2012dW, all the corvids seem to do this (except jays (that I've seen). Magpies can be very persistent when they are in the mood for fight.
Words
10 Sep 2012Erwin, thanks!
Words
10 Sep 2012Darko, raptors do seem attract their attention.
Words
10 Sep 2012Adele, you may be right. I really looked closely at those photos and in the end opted for 'crow' based on the eye colour.
derWandersmann
11 Sep 2012Originally posted by Words:
I've seen bluejays do it; if I were the target, I'd be in real trouble, because if they can, they kill.
Words
11 Sep 2012dW, crows can be pretty vicious too, and when it comes to it I'm a coward so if I am ever assaulted by a gang of bluejays I'm taking cover.
Wulpen
19 Oct 2012Very nice shots