HI, I was just wondering if someone could help me identify if this is a raptor of some sort? Was wondering if it was a Brown Falcon?
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Thanks
Daz
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oops.. forgot the links to the full images
http://picasaweb.google.com.au/lh/photo/t0cRLQZvwKdDCrfcET9vPA?feat=directlink
and
http://picasaweb.google.com.au/lh/photo/sPPtN0zcg6A8kOdjXhCMZg?feat=directlink
and
http://picasaweb.google.com.au/lh/photo/7qdOjaQwTpUpZlvLAt0T3w?feat=directlink
Always carry your camera gear ;)
ya just never know :)
I think thats a Peregrine Falcon.
I would agree, peregrine falcon as seen in the movies, you don't see them very often.
Thanks QLDBird and Greg :)
HAve seen a few falcons around in the sky but being small they are hard to identify got home today (ooops .. sorry .. forgot to say this guy's in Ningi QLD) to find him sitting in the dead tree over the road... just wish the light had of been better to allow a nicer image :)
Daz
Always carry your camera gear ;)
ya just never know :)
This is an Australian Hobby rather than a Peregrine Falcon.
Notable ID features that differentiate it from a Peregrine is that in the first and second images you can see the white extending behind the black hood. In a Peregrine you wouldn't get this white part show of white at all.
Also the blue/grey colour of the wings, along with the white loral stripes shown in the 3rd image shows that this can't be a Peregrine and can only be an adult Australian Hobby.
Thanks Gelmir
Had to resort to google to find images of the Hobby (have never heard of them before - and no page for them in BiB)
of the couple of pics i found, I can see it is a Hobby.
Thank you very much
Daz
Always carry your camera gear ;)
ya just never know :)
Now worries, happy to help. ;^)
I made the same mistake the first time I saw a Aust Hobby until someone also pointed out the same ID features to me.
Well done gelmir, my book lists them as little falcon, very similar but a big difference in size. I assumed the bird was the same size as a brown falcon, shouldn't have made that assumption.