That's what I thought too. Could have been a sparrow at that distance.
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On Behalf Of David Richardson
Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 11:14 AM
To: David Stowe
Cc: ; Arwen B. Ximenes
Subject: Mudgee info / help with raptor ID
How can you tell all that from such a tiny far away photo?
On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 5:03 PM, David Stowe
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> Sorry Trevor, it is a Little Eagle.
> Note the distinctive pale scalloped upperwing pattern on wing coverts.
> Also dark primaries. Juv Black-shouldered Kite would have darker
> shoulder patch and paler primaries tipped white. Primaries are shorter
> than tail, plus tail is barred in this bird. Bill is heavier and grey
> rather than black/yellow. All round a much stockier looking bird. Also
> juv BSK would have white on the face where this bird is uniformly
> dark. Hope that helps. Cheers
> Dave
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> On 03/07/2009, at 9:17 AM, Trevor Cowie wrote:
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> Hi Arwen,
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> I suggest a Juv Black-shouldered Kite.
>
> Trevor Cowie
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