re one footed perching by hawks… a couple of illustrations (by G.E. Lodge*)
from Mavrogordato, J.G. 1960 A Hawk for the Bush: a treatise on the training of the Sparrow-Hawk and other Short-winged Hawks.
London: H.
F.and G.Witherby
Robin
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Edward_Lodge
From: David Rees
Sent: Sunday, 21 January 2018 1:02 PM
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Subject: [canberrabirds] More Brown Goshawk @ mulligans (film)
Here we see two female 'teenagers' hanging about. One is trying to perch with one foot (something I cannot say I've seen a hawk do before) high up in a tree on a windy day- as it tries to maintain its raptor 'dignity' - with difficulty.....,
its sibling has a better idea.
Fimed 20+ metres up in a big tree in Mulligans a few days ago.
