stuart winter
My Eyes Have Seen the Glory of the Cups at WHL
May be it's because I'm a Londoner....
Could not avoid this one (I'm born and bred in E8)...
One good clue as to why this is a Peregrine is the mask shape.
The bird lacks the "sideburns" of a Hobby. This feature is created
by a small black notch behind the eye which some people describe
as a second moustache. Take a look at Dick Forsmann's Raptors
tome - it is ever present in all the Hobby photos. Peregrines have
just one clear downward area of black on the head - the moustache.
Hope this makes sense....
Stu
Could not avoid this one (I'm born and bred in E8)...
One good clue as to why this is a Peregrine is the mask shape.
The bird lacks the "sideburns" of a Hobby. This feature is created
by a small black notch behind the eye which some people describe
as a second moustache. Take a look at Dick Forsmann's Raptors
tome - it is ever present in all the Hobby photos. Peregrines have
just one clear downward area of black on the head - the moustache.
Hope this makes sense....
Stu