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    Eurasian sparrowhawk? Fukuoka, Japan

    Thank you MacNara. I'm not new to Japan, having lived here 11 some years, (around the country, Fukuoka the longest) and I'm a translator by trade and have no difficulties with the language, but I AM new to birding; anywhere, not just to Japan. But Japan is where I have chosen to live, and my...
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    Eurasian sparrowhawk? Fukuoka, Japan

    I think we can eliminate Japanese sparrowhawk off of the head, cheek, neck pattern, and I just don't think it was that small either. I'm not sure if there's any sure-fire way to eliminate the northern goshawk though. Since, as I said, the golden sunlight is making everything look more...
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    Eurasian sparrowhawk? Fukuoka, Japan

    Thanks for the advice, guys! In this case, taking this video may have actually hindered me in identifying the bird. If it was a bit farther away, I probably wouldn't have even attempted to take video, and when I'm looking at an unfamiliar bird with binoculars, I usually do try to do something...
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    Eurasian sparrowhawk? Fukuoka, Japan

    The original file is bigger at around 14MB, but I can tell you from looking at it on my phone, it basically looks the same. No amount of zooming in really helps. You have a point about the orangey color of the breast, but there was also a sort of orangey cast on everything at that point from...
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    Eurasian sparrowhawk? Fukuoka, Japan

    I was considering the northern goshawk as well, although I didn't really consider the japanese sparrowhawk due partially to its smaller size. This bird was similar in size to the crow that harassed it. From the video, if I stop it when the bird is looking sideways, you can see that the lighter...
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    Eurasian sparrowhawk? Fukuoka, Japan

    It looks like I can upload this short video from my cellphone. There's also one photo but the bird is looking directly at me which may not be good for identification. I got a look with my binoculars first and I noticed very distinct horizontal bar markings on the chest. I'm very much a newbie...
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