Hello Geoff,
>From the photo, it is without any doubt, a Little Eagle. That was my guess
>after your first message. Apart from several aspects of the colour pattern not
>at all matching a Red Goshawk, the fully feathered legs, down to the toes,
>immediately rule out any kind raptor, other than an eagle. RG have feather-
>bare lower legs. In any case they would not be there.
Philip
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From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
Geoff Hutchinson via Birding-Aus
Sent: Thursday, 2 November, 2017 6:24 PM
To: Birding-aus
Subject: Red Goshawk at Farina
Hi,
I have just got back in the land of Telstra out of the bush.
Thanks everyone for the replies about the RG, when I first saw if on the camera
I thought it was a Square-tail Kite but when I downloaded them to the Laptop
and checked in the guide book it convinced me it was a RG. But way out of
range. I was not convinced especially since there was a pair with a chick, I
think Steve Debus can confirm how old the chick is. I think about 5 to 6 weeks.
The female would return to the nest often, but I did not see the male visit in
the two sessions over two days. I did see the male flying around.
For those that know Farina the RG nest is about 200 meters from the Buzzards
nest and there is a Whistling Kites nest in between. At Farina the
Black-breasted Buzzard pair, the female was at times sitting on the nest and
the male patrolling the area around. I thought as she was sitting they had eggs
or young under 6 weeks old.
I will attach one photo here and put up a few more on the Face Book page.
Shirley Cook will Steve be able to see the photos on FB or should I send them
to him?
CheersGeoff Hutchinson
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