Tachyspiza fasciata

3 Brown Goshawk at Deakin, ACT

Tachyspiza fasciata at Deakin, ACT - 30 Nov 2018 08:43 AM
Tachyspiza fasciata at Deakin, ACT - 30 Nov 2018 08:43 AM
Tachyspiza fasciata at Deakin, ACT - 30 Nov 2018 08:43 AM
Tachyspiza fasciata at Deakin, ACT - 30 Nov 2018 08:43 AM
Tachyspiza fasciata at Deakin, ACT - 30 Nov 2018 08:43 AM
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Identification history

Tachyspiza fasciata 7 Dec 2018 natureguy
Tachyspiza fasciata 5 Dec 2018 BIrdsinCanberra

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I saw it on a branch, which it took off from heading my way, flying very close to my head. It was flying to a perch. It stayed on the branch, calling for a little while before taking off to fly once again in my direction. It then flew for a third time in my direction, this time swooping at me. It was swooping me because it probably thought I was too close to where it may have had a nest. I could, by this time, hear a second Goshawk calling from in a thicket of trees. Incidentally, the Goshawk was often perched above the Weebills nest but made no move at them. While it was calling at me, two Yellow-rumped Thornbills came towards the commotion. The Goshawk even looked directly at one of them but made no move to target it. I decided I had better move.

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  • True Nesting site

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  • Tachyspiza fasciata Scientific name
  • Brown Goshawk Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1079.69m Recorded at altitude
  • 402 images trained Machine learning

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