Northern goshawk confirmation (Romania) (2 Viewers)

[siposi]

Hello,

I would like to ask for a confirmation for these 2 birds.
Are both goshawks?

Thank you very much in advance,
Istvan

 

[Welsh Peregrine]

Beautiful photos of adult and juvenile Goshawks.

 

[siposi]

Beautiful photos of adult and juvenile Goshawks.

Thank you very much!

 

[PW23]

Your photos are excellent and show adult (1) and juvenile (2) Goshawks per Welsh Peregrine's message above. The photos are good enough to show plumage details which makes the identification straightforward (fine barring on the adult with broken and faint barring on the secondaries, brown blobs and streaks on the juvenile). If your photos weren't of such a high quality, you could look at the deep wings, thick hips and large head (though the adult's looks smaller, likely due to the angle).