Amazing set of images, Morten! The sparrow hawk looks like a species between peregrine falcons and American kestrels; also the size, it seems. The eagle owl in #18 is my top pick, especially since I have not seen that bird in real life, let alone photographed it.
AGeoJO wrote:
Amazing set of images, Morten! The sparrow hawk looks like a species between peregrine falcons and American kestrels; also the size, it seems. The eagle owl in #18 is my top pick, especially since I have not seen that bird in real life, let alone photographed it.
Joshua
Thanks, judging from Wikipedia the sparrow hawk is slightly larger than the American kestrel and about same size as a merlin.
randomguy wrote:
Thanks, judging from Wikipedia the sparrow hawk is slightly larger than the American kestrel and about same size as a merlin.
As a acciptiter, it seems to be a little smaller than a Coopers and a little larger than a Sharp Shin but knowing how they vary in size, especially between male & female, I would say it is closer to a Sharp Shin. Really enjoyable gallery. How long are you in the hide to catch this much action?
mogul wrote:
As a acciptiter, it seems to be a little smaller than a Coopers and a little larger than a Sharp Shin but knowing how they vary in size, especially between male & female, I would say it is closer to a Sharp Shin. Really enjoyable gallery. How long are you in the hide to catch this much action?
Not familiar with American hawks but I think you are correct on the size.
Spend 4 days in golden eagle hide. A couple of those days the sparrow hawks where chasing eurasian jays constantly for hours. Unfortunately I wasn't able to capture a successful image with both jay and hawk, those can be fantastic as the jays scream loudly and every feather on their head stands up so they look really panicked.
2 nights on the eagle owl and 1 day in a bog hide where 2 young goshawks where chasing ravens non stop around some nearby trees for a couple of hours.
