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17-09-2006, 08:55 AM
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| | | Is this a Sparrowhawk
Could somebody kindly confirm my ID of this bird of prey. I have checked my refernce book and it all points to a sparrowhawk. It landed in my garden this morning, I know it's not a brilliant image and not good enough for the Gallery but it would be nice to know what is stalking my visiting wild birds.
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17-09-2006, 09:02 AM
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| | | Re: Is this a Sparrowhawk
I say yes a male
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17-09-2006, 09:04 AM
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| | | Re: Is this a Sparrowhawk
To my untrained eye I would say Kestrel.
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17-09-2006, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by nightshade I say yes a male | Thankyou nightshade for the id ,........... I could kick myself for not getting a better shot of it  . |
17-09-2006, 09:06 AM
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| | | Re: Is this a Sparrowhawk
Yep. male Sparrowhawk, yellow eyes,orange barred chest, ring tail.
Good shot too Barbara, stick it in the Gallery |
17-09-2006, 09:07 AM
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| | | Re: Is this a Sparrowhawk
Definatly a Sparrowhawk |
17-09-2006, 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by DaiTheDragon To my untrained eye I would say Kestrel.
Dai | Thankyou for your reply Dai , this was my first thought too when it appeared, but after studying the reference pics I thought it could possibly be a sparrowhawk as well. Quote: |
Originally Posted by chunkychambers Yep. male Sparrowhawk, yellow eyes,orange barred chest, ring tail.
Good shot too Barbara, stick it in the Gallery | Thankyou Paul, I got a shock when it landed that I rushed the shot, I have not cropped it at all, just auto contrast and sharpened once, so I'll give it a try and see if it's acceptable Quote: |
Originally Posted by Lincs Yellowbelly Definatly a Sparrowhawk | Thankyou Lincs Yellowbelly for your id. |
17-09-2006, 03:26 PM
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| | | Re: Is this a Sparrowhawk
Lovely photo 
Do you know why a male sparrowhawk is called a Musket? Because the original way of hunting with them was to place them in a leather 'mitt' and 'launch' the poor little blighters at the quarry. The sight of them bursting out if the mitt was reminiscent of an explosion from a musket, hence the name.
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17-09-2006, 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Gaina Lovely photo
Do you know why a male sparrowhawk is called a Musket? Because the original way of hunting with them was to place them in a leather 'mitt' and 'launch' the poor little blighters at the quarry. The sight of them bursting out if the mitt was reminiscent of an explosion from a musket, hence the name.
Aren't you glad I told you that? | What do you mean Gaina? Like a catapult??  |
17-09-2006, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by chunkychambers What do you mean Gaina? Like a catapult?? | Catapult? That just sent my mind to a place thats very wrong for an animal lover.
Right, I got that slightly backside-foremost because the gun was named after the bird and not the other way round. Anyhoo....
I've only read about this and not seen any illustrations, but as far as I can gather it came from the Oriental method of casting off small hawks by placing them in a mitt, poised to fly and gently propelling them out of the hand.
If anyone does know where I can see some photos or illustrations of these mitts, I'd be very interested. | | |
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