Hot Tub Sparrowhawk
There are not many times when you get the chance to photograph a Sparrowhawk on a hot-tub!
This male failed to catch so he perched, momentarily, on next doors hot-tub roof. There was no one using it at the time!
Published by
Gordon Yates
Updated on
January 26, 2026
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Alongside filmmaking, Gordon has earned recognition in still photography competitions with the BBC, RSPB, Scottish Wildlife, and the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club — using his trusted Pentax equipment. One of his proudest achievements was seeing ten minutes of his work broadcast by Granada Television — a milestone in a lifetime dedicated to wildlife storytelling. Today, he continues capturing the natural world with his Canon EOS 7D and Canon XM2 digital camcorder.