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Message: <blockquote data-quote="apbarr" data-source="post: 1674920" data-attributes="member: 54711"><p>The orange eyes rule out immature of either species as they are a sign of maturity and get more intense as the bird ages.  The bird is a mature female Sparrowhawk IMO.  As others have said it's not nearly powerful enough for a Gos.  In my falconry days I've flown both species and had extensive hands on experience with several different birds.  A male spar flies at typically 5 to 6oz, a female at 8/9oz while the smallest male Gos would still be 1lb 4oz and females up to 2lb 3oz or so.  This bird just doesn't have the bulk, those legs would never hold and kill an adult rabbit as a male Gos can.</p></blockquote><p></p>