Lunch For Australian Hobby

["Philip Veerman" <>]

My seeing this is close to Dennis. House Sparrow as it is likely anyway, as the size, feet, tail & wing shape fit, there is enough brown colour pattern to suggest it. Most other passerines with notched tails of that size are honeyeaters, which would show more colour. But for what it is worth, I think it is a male House Sparrow, as it does show the dark throat patch which a female doesn't have, also a lot of the head is grey.

 

PHILIP

 

-----Original Message-----From: Denis Wilson [ Sent: Thursday, 18 July 2013 9:41 PM      To: kym bradley      Cc:       Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Lunch For Australian Hobby

Great series of
photos, Kym.

I am going to start the guessing game, with female House
Sparrow - based on nondescript plumage and feet structure.

Denis Wilson
Thou shall not steal from future generations by impoverishing or poisoning the Earth.

"The Nature of Robertson"
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On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 7:34 PM, kym bradley <> wrote:

Today was a raptor day

 At the Johnson Drive Drakeford Roundabout in his normal dead tree was the Australian Hobby having lunch

Not sure on what type of bird was on his menu

http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/ag39/birdsofseaustralia/a1_zpsa8614434.jpg

http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/ag39/birdsofseaustralia/a6_zpsf6180544.jpg

http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/ag39/birdsofseaustralia/a2_zpscb5e9c26.jpg

http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/ag39/birdsofseaustralia/a3_zps115655e3.jpg

http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/ag39/birdsofseaustralia/a4_zpsb1c81f82.jpg

http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/ag39/birdsofseaustralia/a5_zps680fc47e.jpg

About  1/2 way between Lanyon  Homestead turn and Tharwa Brown Falcon Perched on Fence

http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/ag39/birdsofseaustralia/_MG_0230_zps266c40ed.jpg

At the bridge Wedged Tailed Eagle flying along the river bed