Falcon - Brown OR Black?

[Judith L-A <>]

The angle was strange, Russ, but it seemed kind-of 'lazy' flapping, 
and then the wingtips seemed swept back (like the classic drawing of 
the start Peregrine stoop, but less pronounced).
Judith.

> Judith,
>             My understanding is that it is only the Brown Falcon which
> hovers, not the Black. The dark phase(s) of the Brown can easily be
> misidentified as Black. Did you observe the flight pattern?
>
> Russ Lamb, Maleny, SEQ