accipiter fasciatus

Thought I should share the continuing saga ………………..I was standing under the carport thinking of going to get the mail when this Brown Goshawk flew between the tank and the house and landed in the tree near the shed. I thought that it might stay there so went and got the camera, took a shot from...

One last view of the Brown Goshawk that was being harassed by the Willy Wagtail.

It is very difficult to tell the difference between the Collared Sparrowhawk and the Brown Goshawk. I've now been convinced that is a Goshawk - the flesh of the middle toe does not extend beyond the tip of the claw next to it.

ID changed from Collared Sparrowhawk to Brown Goshawk, based on length of middle toe.

There were tens of different passerine species around and I was trying to take a photo of a spinebill. Then all birds stopped singing and moving. In a second this majestic bird appeared and stopped on a tree in front of me. I was standing behind another tree and it was almost impossible to stop...