Sat/Sun Feb 25-26 2023

[Man From Ironbark]

In some hawks, like our collared sparrowhawk, the female is larger than the male and can offten be difficult to distinguish from the larger Australian Goshawk. Being that they have very similar colouration.

Juveniles add further confusion to the issues. They often look larger than their parents and have different colourations.
A juvenile Wedge-tailed Eagle is difficult to distinguish from the juvenile White Breasted Sea Eagle, both are Aquila. Likewise if a juvenile golden eagle happened to arrive in Australia, at first it would look like a Wedge-tailed Eagle. Because it is also Aquila.

Do you have to point that at me while I'm eating?


You are developing a complex Don?
There's never anyone here when I'm here unless I come in at unearthly hours.
Like your sharp shinned hawk. Our sparrowhawk is quite similar to the Coopers hawk in Dave's photo.

Here is a short video I made today. I have a better one but the woman from ironbark was conscious of the fact that she was talking to herself in the background while I was taking the video. Well, she probably thought she was talking to me but I didn't hear it until I played the video. Nothing much was said apart from the fact that she was just about to clean that window.