Hi Bob,
Fraid not, that's a Brown Falcon. See the barring on the underwing and tail,
and the heavy pale markings on the face? Both features are enough to
confirm Brown Falcon without considering colour or shape. Black Falcons
don't have the barring or any markings on the face (except for very old
Black Falcons which can rarely have some white on the chin). Also you can
see quite clearly in this image my point about the light shining through the
primaries of Brown Falcons (see the bird's left wing), and the generally
very strong two-toned colour in Brown Falcon wings.
Nice action shot regardless of species.
Regards,
Chris
On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Robert Gosford <>
wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I've been following this discussion (fairly) closely - can anyone advise me
> if I've got this one right - a Black Falcon?
> Shot at Larrimah (500-odd km south of Darwin) a couple of years ago.
> Cheers and best!
>
> Bob Gosford
> Yuendumu
>
> Chris Sanderson wrote:
>
>> Hi Graham,
>>
>> Not at all, I never said I didn't believe Richard. However, he did list
>> two
>> ID features that I don't believe are exclusive to Black Falcons so I felt
>> it
>> worth pointing out. Having worked at the Broome Bird Observatory and at
>> Birds Australia has taught me not to discount anything in terms of what
>> strange birds might show up in various places. It also taught me that
>> even
>> very competent experienced birders can make mistakes too. So I make a
>> habit
>> of making sure people use the right ID features to identify difficult
>> species.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Chris
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 11:27 AM, Graham Turner <>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> So I guess what is being said here is..
>>>
>>> If you see something different unusual,
>>> and
>>> You dont have a photo
>>> and
>>> you're not a regular contributor.
>>>
>>> Dont bother posting beacuse no-one will believe you
>>>
>>>
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