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Hawk , Northern Greece (1 Viewer)
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Andy Adcock
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It's a beast, Gos......
Wouldn't be surprised if the farmer was losing donkeys or cows......
Wouldn't be surprised if the farmer was losing donkeys or cows......
SteveClifton
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Although I agree it 'appears' big in this photo, I'm not convinced this isn't just a female Sparrowhawk.
It looks small-headed, with a very small bill for a Gos (the angle is not helping though).
Bodily it looks quite big, but is it really bulky enough for a Gos?
Also the barring on the thigh appears a little too well-spaced (might be on the borderline for an acceptable Gos, but more like SH IMO)
A difficult angle and the lighting isn't helping to discern the head markings, which also seem to lack the contrast you would expect to see in a typical Goshawk, and where is that piercing Goshawk eye?
Another image might help to sort this out for certain...(if there is one?) but for me it's probably a Sparrowhawk for the moment.
It looks small-headed, with a very small bill for a Gos (the angle is not helping though).
Bodily it looks quite big, but is it really bulky enough for a Gos?
Also the barring on the thigh appears a little too well-spaced (might be on the borderline for an acceptable Gos, but more like SH IMO)
A difficult angle and the lighting isn't helping to discern the head markings, which also seem to lack the contrast you would expect to see in a typical Goshawk, and where is that piercing Goshawk eye?
Another image might help to sort this out for certain...(if there is one?) but for me it's probably a Sparrowhawk for the moment.
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SteveClifton
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Gos for sure! I can't for the life of me understand why the most ambiguous photo was attached in post #1?
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