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bkack falcon

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Subject: bkack falcon
From: "Chris Sanderson" <>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:01:43 +1000
Hi Richard,

I would count bi-coloured wings as being one of the key features of a Brown
Falcon in flight, and grey legs doesn't rule out Black Falcon.  Brown
Falcons have primaries that let the light through, hence giving their wings
a two-tone effect in flight, whereas Black Falcons have very dense primaries
that let no light through, giving their wings a single solid colour.  There
was a great discussion of raptor ID recently on the B-Aus archives which
included a section on Black Falcons.

Some images for reference:
Black Falcon:
http://www.aviceda.org/abid/search.php?action=searchresult&p=10&keyword=black+falcon
Brown Falcon:
http://www.aviceda.org/abid/search.php?action=searchresult&p=15&keyword=brown+falcon

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Chris

On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 5:08 PM, richard turner <>
wrote:

> Peter , Greg and others,
>
> Yes, they were Black Falcons.We saw the bi-coloured pattern of the wings,
> grey legs and dstinctive wing as it flew toward us.
>
> There had been a thread on raptors hovering, so I added in this
> information.
>
> Agreed, it is not normal behavour for a black Falcon, but it was a very
> windy day.
>
> I believe it is not normal behavour for this species to be perched on poer
> line poles, as one of thses birds was.
>
> We enjoyed the sighting
>
> Dick Turner
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