Nice one Ken, we're getting there! Look at the size of the bill too.First impressions “a big bodied bird”, with a particularly short distance between UTC’s and tail end?
Got there a long time ago RB……Nice one Ken, we're getting there! Look at the size of the bill too.
RB
But doesn't that knock the underside inner secondary barring theory into a cooked hat ( post #8 )......you're image shows evenly well spaced and marked barring across all the secondaries in a young streaked bird. Puzzling, no?Got there a long time ago RB……
Think we’ll need to ask an “expert” on that one Pat.👍But doesn't that knock the underside inner secondary barring theory into a cooked hat ( post #8 )......you're image shows evenly well spaced and marked barring across all the secondaries in a young streaked bird. Puzzling, no?
Agree but I don't believe Mr Forsman follows BF.Think we’ll need to ask an “expert” on that one Pat.👍
tconzemi spoke about it in another thread, and Collins guide agrees (the 3rd edition; all previous editions got the pictures wrong, apparently)Hawks, Moscow
Hi everyone! I need help with these two hawks, since hawks are always tricky to me. The photo is not mine, it was taken in September 2023 in Moscow. I'm pretty sure that the bigger bird is a goshawk, but not sure about the smaller one. Is it small enough to be a sparrowhawk?www.birdforum.net
Edns 1-3 all show underside of juvenile inner secondaries the same - barred.the 3rd edition; all previous editions got the pictures wrong, apparently
This is by far the easiest plumage to ID Gos in so, not quite yet Ken 😉 !Got there a long time ago RB……
I’m not biting RB!This is by far the easiest plumage to ID Gos in so, not quite yet Ken 😉 !
RB