Accipter shapes (1 Viewer)

KenM

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• Mar 13, 2015

• #1

I took advantage of this ''oncoming'' Accipter on Wednesday am (Epping Forest, NE.London), whilst being partially hidden by some woodland edge trees. Although not a question, I believe these shots say a lot about the variable wing geometry of Accipters in general...ie. the ever ''changing shape'', never ceases to astound! Momentarily resembling Falcon, Harrier, and both Accips., I thought it was somewhat educational.

Cheers

 

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Joe.S

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• Mar 13, 2015

• #2

Yes, nice shots. It takes a great deal of looking to build up familiarity.

 

KenM

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• Mar 13, 2015

• #3

Joe.S said:

Yes, nice shots. It takes a great deal of looking to build up familiarity.

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Glad you liked them...and I'm still learning :t:

 

Neil Morris

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• Mar 13, 2015

• #4

This is pretty good ... http://www.devonbirds.org/birdwatching/articles/goshawk_or_sparrowhawk.

 

KenM

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• Mar 14, 2015

• #5

Neil Morris said:

This is pretty good ... http://www.devonbirds.org/birdwatching/articles/goshawk_or_sparrowhawk.

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An excellent comparison! Here's a shot taken several years ago...note the ''apparent'' tapering tail enhanced by the flared UTC's (pers.obs.), a feature I've not observed on A.nisus.

 

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