Hi Philip
This confusion with the Brown Goshawk puzzles me! The two birds don't look
alike to me at all!! Yet Simpson\Day Field Guide show almost identical
drawings. I have seen Brown Goshawks and they are much darker and bigger
than the bird I photographed in my backyard. I am assuming a female as I
estimated her size around 35cms. The bird she was with was definitely
smaller, so I am assuming again that is the male. My initial process of
elimination was through the Grey Goshawk, hence the filename (which I have
now changed), but there were several differing features that eliminated it.
There are many differing features between the Collared Sparrowhawk and the
Brown Goshawk as well. Colour, size, feet etc.. Personally I think the
field guide is very misleading to compare the two. Is there a better field
guide out there?
Not bad first email to the group - spelt the name wrong (it was a typo!),
overloaded the system with the photo! At least so far I haven't crashed the
system!
Roger
Hi Roger,
It is an adult. Can't tell what sex. By the head shape it looks more like a
Collared Sparrowhawk than a Brown Goshawk. Minor point is the e in
"Collared".
Philip
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