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THE sparrowhawk, in a perfectly wild state, is one of our most interesting birds to study. During the nesting period, and especially through the latter part of the incubation period and the whole of the nestling period, it is comparatively easy to observe and photograph the bird. With patience, photographs can be obtained at the nest of the birds, old and young, for something like a fortnight after the young have left the nest. This is because the cock, and in some cases the hen, deposit the kills on the nest, which becomes a larder to a large extent, and the young return to the nest for a meal whenever they are in need of food.
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OWEN, J. The Sparrowhawk. Nature 106, 695–697 (1921). https://doi.org/10.1038/106695a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/106695a0