Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 9:22 am
okie, we need an entry for our bird book 
okie wrote: Actually , its a Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk
pale form... Africa Wild
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Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 9:29 am
pale form... Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 10:02 am
I think more like juvenile , maybe not quite adult .nan wrote:okie wrote: Actually , its a Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk
I found some feathers from a dove inside the enclosure , so it had obviously caught one , and from this close-up , one can still see some bits of meat clinging on its bill .
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 10:35 am
It's somewhat streaked, so an immature
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 11:01 am
juv/immature + pale form ???
I can't open the second picture, will try again later
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 11:17 am
I dared not propose a roufous-chested as it is not a common raptor, so it is even better 
Nice close up
Nice close up Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 11:43 am
Nice eyes! 
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 3:34 pm
Birds of prey do have striking eyes
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 6:00 pm
Did you scare him/her, Okie? 
A beautiful bird
A beautiful bird
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 6:40 pm
sorry not a pale form 
as per your photo...
spendid... superb
as per your photo...
spendid... superb