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Falco ID help

To: "'Denise Goodfellow'" <>, "'Chris Watson'" <>, "'Untitled'" <>
Subject: Falco ID help
From: "Jeff Davies" <>
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:21:22 +1100
G'day Chris,

Not a lot of detail in this out of focus photo but my vote would be for a
pale Brown Falcon.
Structurally the body isn't relatively wide enough and head not quite big
enough for a Grey Falcon, but the most obvious problem to me are the warm
brown tones especially the dark features in the lesser under-wing coverts
and the patch at the position of the thigh, these are all perfect for Brown
Falcon.

Cheers Jeff.



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Sent: Tuesday, 27 March 2012 5:15 PM
To: Chris Watson; Untitled
Subject: Falco ID help

Chris
In the case of falcons, I've found helpful to watch their flight pattern.
This is one of the ways I identify Grey Falcon.  Most cameras take short
movies these days, so put the word out!
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on 27/3/12 2:23 PM, Chris Watson at  wrote:

> G'day all,
> 
> I've been sent a very distant picture of a falcon by a local birder
> here in Alice.
> 
> The image is pretty poor but I can't make out any hint of a
> sub-terminal band on the tail. Does anyone want to set me straight
> before I get too excited?
> 
> You can find the picture at the following link;
> http://www.comebirdwatching.blogspot.com.au/p/id-help.html
> 
> Thanks in advance for any words of advice or ridicule ;)
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Chris Watson
> Alice Springs
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