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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ChrisKten" data-source="post: 3600889" data-attributes="member: 69033">I'm hoping this will be of interest to some here.Although not really an ID question, I did mention this in a previous ID thread of mine. At the time I said that I'd look out for the nape patterns when the juves show up... and one showed up just now.First pic is the comparison image that I posted previously - second pic is the nape pattern of the juve today. It was a large bird that was much bigger than the female Pigeon it caught... so I would have guessed female from size/bulk/talon size anyway. The nape pattern seems to suggest female also - whether this is a reliable way of sexing juvenile Sparrowhawks is for others to decide... so far it works for me <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Oh, the third pic is what the head looks like, not relevant really, but I'd guess you might want to know what the bird looks like</blockquote>