Nankeen Kestrel comparison of the sexes

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sue818
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Nankeen Kestrel comparison of the sexes

Suddenly realised that I had not been looking at the different coloured caps on Nankeen Kestrels until this lovely male posed at Bowra Wildlife Conservancy in Qld recently.

I then found that I had another picture of a pair from Warren in NSW which shows that difference quite nicely... male with a grey cap and female with rufous (or should I say nankeen) cap.

dwatsonbb
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Another bird I've yet to see. Always nice to get comparison, boys vs girls.

Dale Huonville, Tasmania

sue818
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I hope you get to the mainland sometime, Dale. These raptors are quite common but a joy to see.

Devster
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You always seem to teach me Sue. I had not realised the males had a grey cap. Again some amazing shots

sue818
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Thanks, Dev. I thought it worth pointing out as I also had failed to take note of the cap colour until that male posed for me at Bowra. I love learning something new.

Alex Rogers
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I didn't know that either - good hint, thanks :-) 

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