Belinda,
Are you sure about the 'mating type things'? I haven't had an awfully close
look at the pics, but I indeed think you have both a C Sparrowhawk and a Brown
Goshawk there. Could it be that the behaviour is rather territorial than sexual?
Nikolas
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Nikolas Haass
Sydney, NSW
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From: Belinda Cassidy <>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 1:03:59 PM
Subject: [Birding-Aus] Question about inter-marrying between raptors
I'm having a hard time ID'ing our local pair of raptors, who appear to be
nesting and doing `mating' type things like chasing each other at high speed
around the forest, and making lots of noise (especially her).
Some may remember this handsome guy:
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj144/Serenity-photos/raptor_1.jpg
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj144/Serenity-photos/baza-sparrowhawk-900.jpg(chasing
off a Baza)
...who is obviously a collared sparrowhawk, with the massively long middle
toe.
Well Mr handsome Sparrowhawk has met a huge scarey monster of a woman:
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj144/Serenity-photos/SparrowHawk1.jpg(sitting)
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj144/Serenity-photos/femalehawk.jpg(sitting)
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj144/Serenity-photos/CollaredSparrowHawk4.jpg(in
flight)
Blurry picture, you can just make out her feet and toe size:
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj144/Serenity-photos/blurryhawk.jpg
Do you think its possible that the collared hawk male fancies a female Brown
Goshawk?? And will they get married?
Cheersm
Belinda
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