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Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)

While I was on the balcony trying to get flight shots of Common Buzzards and a Rough-legged Buzzard, my wife shouted that there was one behind me. I turned around and grabbed a few shots. When I looked in the camera I was delighted to find that the bird was a Goshawk, not a Buzzard. We saw more of these in Stockholm than we do here in the country.
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Habitat
Sky behind house
Location
Kagghamra, Grödinge, Sweden
Date taken
6th March 2025
Scientific name
Accipiter gentilis
Equipment used
Canon R7, adapter, Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS USM Mark II
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Reactions: AndrewG, delia todd, Sue and Simon Wakely and 1 other person
bievreJJ
fantastic photo of this marvelous raptor, Graham, superb details and colours, a real topper, love it, many tfs!!
haven't seen one for quite a while.
 
delia todd
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You've caught some lovely plumage detail in this flight picture Graham.

Excellent work my friend - many thanks lad.
 
aloktewari
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Fabulous inflight capture of this wonderful 👏 Goshawk, Graham ... love that coucal-like long tail ... Tfs ...
 
Stanley Jones
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WOW, magnificent close-up aerial view of this beautiful Goshawk. Fabulous detail and colors with terrific stop-action. Quality work Graham! TFS!
 

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Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
Macswede
Date added
View count
286
Comment count
13

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R7
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1600 second(s)
ISO
400
Filename
6M4A9896b.jpg
File size
166.1 KB
Date taken
Thu, 06 March 2025 9:59 AM
Dimensions
1500px x 1000px

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