A huge kerfuffle this afternoon over home (Turner), with Galahs and
White Cockies flying around and calling loudly. Not the frantic panic
when a Peregrine is around, but definite agitation, and then a Brown
Goshawk (probably male on size) circling slowly overhead. They - some 30
Galahs, and a couple of WCs - were definitely harassing it, keeping
above it, sweeping repeatedly towards it in a tight flock then
scattering around it and reforming. The Gos was being very cool and
studiously ignoring them, circling steadily away to the south over the
ANU. It wasn't going to be doing much effective hunting though,
especially of the stealthy sort.
Ian
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GPO Box 3268, Canberra, ACT 2601
ph: 61 2 6249 1560
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