moor man Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 Bit of a sunday quiz..... Sorry about pic quality, taken on my phone through binos๐๐ ย Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 Gyrfalcon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 Was this in the UK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 Is it a young sparrowhawk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 Young Goshawk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 Moor man, you have seen something very special there. To me it looks like a Gyr falcon but that seems unlikely unless it is an escapee in which case it would be ringed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moor man Posted June 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 Yes, pics taken yesterday in S.W. U.K. Not a Gyr, although I have seen one at Berry Head Quarry nr Brixham some years ago. Seeing these fledgedย chicks gets me quite excited,ย they are making a comeback in s.w. despite what some people say. Took a few snaps then crept away to leave them to it.ย I have been accidentally 'buzzed' a few times whilst stalking woodland making me duck! Im sure they would not ever make contact as they are supreme fliers. Should be some clues there....๐ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 Honey buzzard! that's some mighty fine work there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moor man Posted June 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 1 minute ago, chrisjpainter said: Honey buzzard! that's some mighty fine work there Nope... ย 1 hour ago, panoma1 said: Gyrfalcon? Nope.. ย 51 minutes ago, walshie said: Is it a young sparrowhawk? Nope.. Answer is Accipiter gentilis Well done Twenty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 That little chap will mature into a stunning predator...........I have some local to me in the Forest of Dean.........awesome in attack flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipper Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 Gyr falcon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moor man Posted June 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 (edited) A.k.a. 'phantom of the forest'ย Awesome bird! ย ย Edited June 2, 2019 by moor man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 Pictures through bino'sย ย they came out pretty good.ย what a sight to see. Cracking.ย Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moor man Posted June 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 33 minutes ago, oowee said: Pictures through bino'sย ย they came out pretty good.ย what a sight to see. Cracking.ย A bit fiddly but it works, binos are hawk frontier ed and phone is samsung! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 4 hours ago, twenty said: Young Goshawk? +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moor man Posted June 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 There were 3 young in total, one branched next to nest , one sitting in a tree 30 yrds away from nest and a last one still in the nest. I could just see his?head poking above the messy jumble of sticks. Lots of down floating in the air, caught glimpses of the vocal parent birds through the canopy. Watched them for a bit then left them in peace. Magic.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 Gertrude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 5 hours ago, wymberley said: Gertrude. or Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 17 hours ago, islandgun said: or Graham No, definitely Gertude. The bottom picture looks just like her expression - her being one of our two hens which had stopped laying - as father was about to slit her throat back in '51. We had a devil of a job catching Henrietta afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotguneddy Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 Merlin or hobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 29 minutes ago, Shotguneddy said: Merlin or hobby think its a gender fluid goshawk, shotgun ย 2 hours ago, wymberley said: No, definitely Gertude. The bottom picture looks just like her expression - her being one of our two hens which had stopped laying - as father was about to slit her throat back in '51. We had a devil of a job catching Henrietta afterwards. ย Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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