Backyard Goshawk, Ivanhoe

[brian fleming <>]

Major surprise during a late breakfast- 9.45 am - looked out and saw a 
large bird on the back steps behind the house, just below our 
bird-bath.  Lots of splashy dark brown markings - a juvenile Brown 
Goshawk.  Eyebrows and heavy legs clearly seen, tail out of sight behind 
it.  It stayed there for a minute or so, then took off and flew through 
the garden.  When I got out with the camera, it was perched in our 
neighbour's big Sugar Gum, but again it took flight when I raised the 
camera. Its movements around nearby gardens could be traced by numerous 
alarm-calls.
Brown Goshawks were regular visitors in the 1970s but in recent years 
they have not been seen very often.
Our house is above Darebin Creek - major local bird-route.

Anthea Fleming
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