Hi everyone,
After hearing a loud clunk on our roof, we looked out the window and saw
a dead pigeon on the ground. We went out to see what had happened, and
to our amazement, saw a bird of prey on our roof, which then flew into a
tree in our backyard, where it is still sitting, being hassled by Noisy
miners, and our resident Grey Butcherbird and Willie Wagtail.
I'm in West End, Brisbane (only a km or so from the CBD and right near
the river), and being a reasonably amateur birder, am not sure what this
bird is. The only birds that look similar in my field guide are juvenile
Collared Sparrowhawk or Brown Goshawk, as it has very distinct brown
barring on its breast and belly. The bird's feathers are quite ruffled,
so it is difficult to tell, but it appears to have a more rounded than
square tail, which according to my guide would make it a Brown Goshawk.
So I guess I'm asking if this would be a bird that I could expect to see
in what is virtually inner city Brisbane??
Cheers,
Jana.
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