Questions with regards to a crow & sparrowhawk

[wildherbalian85]

Ok i have two questions.

1. Today i saw a crow which had a white line on each of its wings, this was visable only on the upper wings when in flight.

2. Is it normal for a male and female sparrowhawk to be hunting in pairs at this time of year??

Thanks in advance

[Martin Dyer]

Guess the first question is a bit more of a statement really But it is not unusual.....as Tom Jones once said. I have seen this sort of thing before.

For the Sparrowhawk, I would expect that they have young to feed and therefore they will both be out hunting , and sometimes they may be together. It is not something I have particularly seen before, but depending on how many young they have , they will be busy. Nice to see though

Martin

[wildherbalian85]

Originally Posted by Martin Dyer

Guess the first question is a bit more of a statement really But it is not unusual.....as Tom Jones once said. I have seen this sort of thing before.

For the Sparrowhawk, I would expect that they have young to feed and therefore they will both be out hunting , and sometimes they may be together. It is not something I have particularly seen before, but depending on how many young they have , they will be busy. Nice to see though

Martin

Ah yes silly me i was a little rushed. I was meant to ask what was up with the crow?

The hawks did seem to meet up and then separate before coming back together, the larger female was the one traveling the furthest distances, there was also some vocals between them. Both eventually flew off together - but not to far.

[stigofthedump]

Maybe the hawks were just spending time together Think I've read somewhere they sometimes do this bonding when they have well developed young.

I can certainly understand them wanting a break


Vince

[Lance Morgan]

Originally Posted by wildherbalian85

Ah yes silly me i was a little rushed. I was meant to ask what was up with the crow?

The hawks did seem to meet up and then separate before coming back together, the larger female was the one traveling the furthest distances, there was also some vocals between them. Both eventually flew off together - but not to far.

I read your post yesterday and today guess what.... I saw a crow with white on its wings just like you. I think it mine looked like a fledged bird whose feathers are not fully grown yet showing the white on the quills.