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request help with identification Sparrowhawk sp. in Sharm, Egypt, December 2023
Happy new year Ken. Putting aside the fact “all and sunder” is to idioms as “L.argenteus” is to scientific nomenclature I agree with the general principle of not exposing my ignorance by picking arguments where I am vastly outgunned by people with a better grasp of the topic at hand. Cheers, James- James Lowther
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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request help with identification Sparrowhawk sp. in Sharm, Egypt, December 2023
Other visible pro Eurasian ID details include the yellow iris and lack of gular (throat) stripe Cheers James- James Lowther
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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request help with identification Sparrowhawk sp. in Sharm, Egypt, December 2023
The best approach if you are hoping to convince the forum and yourself that you might have seen the more interesting of a pair of accipiter species is to post back-of-camera shots of blurry, distant originals. Unfortunately your excellent shots leave no doubt that the bird in question is a...- James Lowther
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A