3 Brown Goshawk at Deakin, ACT
Identification history
| Tachyspiza fasciata | 21 Nov 2019 | natureguy | ||
| Tachyspiza fasciata | 19 Nov 2019 | BIrdsinCanberra |
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User's notes
I heard a very loud “whoosh,” very close over my head, and a goshawk swooped low over me with another goshawk just off to its side. The birds flew into a tree in front of me, with the swooping bird calling continuously. I thought I could use some of the trees to shelter me from the swooping but a goshawk came in very close. I was happy enough with my photos so I left the area.
4 comments
natureguy
wrote:
21 Nov 2019
Excellent photos showing the rounded tail, diagnostic of Brown Goshawk.
LisaH
wrote:
21 Nov 2019
Great photos. And here was I, taking it personally when the same bird followed me hundreds of metres (I'll post tonight).
Illilanga
wrote:
22 Nov 2019
Be careful near their nests. They can get REALLY grumpy as you found out. Big talons! ;)
BIrdsinCanberra
wrote:
22 Nov 2019
Many thanks all for the wonderful comments.
NatureGuy - Many thanks for the confirmation
LisaH - I suspect you and I will not be getting Xmas cards from the Goshawk family
Illianga - Thanks for the warning, I wish my lens was longer so I could be further away
NatureGuy - Many thanks for the confirmation
LisaH - I suspect you and I will not be getting Xmas cards from the Goshawk family
Illianga - Thanks for the warning, I wish my lens was longer so I could be further away
Location information
- Coordinates 149.102553-35.325717
- Altitude 656.4m
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 9 Nov 2019 08:30 AM Recorded on
- BIrdsinCanberra Recorded by
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Birds Birds of prey BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- True Nesting site
Species information
- 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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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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