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02-03-2010, 01:23 PM
|  | New Member | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Near Edinburgh
Posts: 11
| |  Unidentified bird
A few days ago I posted a photo of a bird in my garden which was identified by several members as a female sparrowhawk. Today a similar bird was in my garden which I am not sure whether it is another sparrowhawk (male?) or a kestrel. Please could someone identify it. I have posted a couple of photos of the same bird. Thanks   |
02-03-2010, 01:26 PM
| | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 611
| | | Re: Unidentified bird
it is a Male Sparrowhawk and a lovely picture  |
02-03-2010, 01:27 PM
| | New Member | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Near Edinburgh
Posts: 11
| | | Re: Unidentified bird
Thank-you. It certainly caused a stir amongst the other birds. |
02-03-2010, 01:46 PM
| | New Member | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Near Edinburgh
Posts: 11
| | Re: Unidentified bird
I have a better photo that I thought I would post.  |
02-03-2010, 01:58 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harpenden, Herts
Posts: 2,115
| | | Re: Unidentified bird
Lovely bird and lovely photo Oracle.
Shame its only got one leg and you've tied it to the post with green string  |
02-03-2010, 02:23 PM
| | New Member | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Near Edinburgh
Posts: 11
| | | Re: Unidentified bird
RobinP - I like your sense of humour. |
02-03-2010, 02:27 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: A Village Nr.Southampton
Posts: 2,314
| | Re: Unidentified bird
Oracle, stunning pics (I'm no expert, but they look lurvly to me), I'm still looking for green string...HeyHo....Posie..
Yes, I can see it now i'm 'looking at the bigger picture'....Sorry...
Last edited by posie; 02-03-2010 at 02:31 PM.
Reason: Found it !
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02-03-2010, 02:56 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: knowle, solihull (just south of b'ham)
Posts: 2,830
| | | Re: Unidentified bird
When in doubt about the sex of a sparrow hawk, look at the head.
Adult females have a thin white supercilium (which is a fancy way of saying 'they have a little white stripe above the eye' ) which adult males don't have. |
02-03-2010, 07:00 PM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Gloucester
Posts: 269
| |  Re: Unidentified bird
Standing there on one leg. He's a real poser. Reminds me of JohnTravolta (the ultimate poser) in Saturday Night Fever. I wonder if the Blue Tits are singing. Sorry I meant the Bee Gees.
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