The ratio of their lengths, as I measure them off the screen, is right
for either a pair of Brown Goshawks or a pair of Collared Sparrowhawks,
assuming they're at similar heights. (Or a male of each, or a female of
each).
Tails both look rounded, which would make them Brown Goshawks. They say
to beware of feather wear when deciding whether the tail is rounded or
not. Can we assume that isn't the case if they *both* look rounded, or
should we expect to see similar wear in all Sparrowhawk tails at this
time of year?
Also, these tails don't look like the the earlier one at:
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj144/Serenity-photos/raptor_1.jpg
so perhaps there are more than two birds around? I.e. a pair of
goshawks and a sparrowhawk. Was that photo taken recently?
Peter Shute
wrote on :
> Hi,
> Thanks for your help with ID'ing the pair of raptors in our
> area. Today we managed to take pictures of them in flight
> together- not great pics, but they show the size difference
> and also look of their wings in flight. IF anyone has any
> further comments, they will be much appreciated!
>
>
> http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj144/Serenity-photos/Colla
> redSparrowHawks.jpg
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj144/Serenity-photos/CollaredSparrow
Hawk-2.jpg
Cheers,
Belinda
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