G'day all
Yesterday afternoon I spent 15 minutes observing a Brown Goshawk and
a Peregrine Falcon having a first class stoush above Denman Avenue at
Caringbah (Sutherland Shire, Sydney). The Peregrine/s has been a
common sight in the Cronulla-Caringbah area for some years now, but I
have no records for a Brown Goshawk in the area.
The peregrine came from an easterly direction and was alone when I
first detected it. The goshawk came from a southerly direction before
taking on the falcon and presumably lives on a reserve somewhere in
South Caringbah or the Royal National Park.
Incidentally, the Brown Goshawk won the fight with an excellent
legs-outstretched stiking manouver coming down at high speed from
above. This sent feathers flying and the falcon speeding away for an
easier patch to swirl over.
Best wishes
Ricki Coughlan
Sydney
www.redtail.net.au
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