Richard Taylor, of Bigbury Court, Bigbury, Kingsbridge, writes: Clearly your recent picture of the hawk or bird of prey on the bird table is a female ­sparrowhawk, sadly not as colourful as her male partner. However, what is a ­sparrowhawk doing on a bird table? What's wrong with the open countryside? Long live Sir Both. Let's support our trusty gamekeepers – after all, it is not only Lady Chatterley who thought they were essential.