"Stuff is eaten by dogs, broken by family and friends, sanded down by the wind, frozen by the mountains, lost by the prairie, burnt off by the sun, washed away by the rain. So you are left with dogs, family, friends, sun, rain, wind, prairie and mountains. What more do you want?"
Federico Calboli
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
I.D.
Thesis: Sydney Vale, not a birder, called a female Sparrowhawk a 'Goshawk'. See especially the larger female in Liam O' Broin's book, lower right.
- although my bird recognition book ( c. 1975!!) says "rare visitor , athough used to breed in UK -like a huge sparrowhak" - so could they easily be confused in UK, if not familar with their relative sizes?
Hi Steve
ReplyDeleteSure does look like mistaken identity !
- although my bird recognition book ( c. 1975!!) says "rare visitor , athough used to breed in UK -like a huge sparrowhak" - so could they easily be confused in UK, if not familar with their relative sizes?
I still love the pic!
JohnnyUK