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TBH its much easier to tell if it's still attached to the bird7 1/2 inches long.@Cobra ....bird of prey?
Anyone know what this came from please? 7 1/2 inches long.@Cobra ....bird of prey?View attachment 286251
Oh no you're notOn a roll here, this pdf has clearly shown & named pictures
Now I am ....... correctly linked nowOh no you're not
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TBH its much easier to tell if it's still attached to the bird
Not helping much am I?
Pretty sure it's a primary, seems a little long for a barn owl. Plus its quite light too, unless that's the underside?
The closest I've seen to that has been from my Pere x Saker, but I guess its not that either.
Can't help sorry.
Though USA based, I found this 'identifier' guide which might set you on the road to ID your feather......which as others have said is a primary flight feather.
On a roll here, this pdf has clearly shown & named pictures
Other interesting pdf at the end of this page
my guess would be sparrowhawk but where you found it might help.
Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) - Feathers on featherbase.info
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my guess would be sparrowhawk but where you found it might help.
Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) - Feathers on featherbase.info
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Ah well in that case its a sparrow hawkMy rubbish phone pic! It is much darker really.
Yes, a big female willCould a sparrowhawk take a wood pigeon?
Yes they do, I regularly find disassembled pigeon remains in our garden & we often see our local sparrowhawk pair sitting in our trees (not at the same time). On one occasion I saw the action unfold.....In a garden I was working in this morning, there were also some other feathers which I am guessing was lunch!
Could a sparrowhawk take a wood pigeon?
Ah well in that case its a sparrow hawk
Yes, a big female will
In my limited experience the sparrowhawk seems to pluck the pigeon breast & eats what I assume are the most nutritious parts of the bird & leaves the rest to the magpies and crows which carry off whats left.The feather measurement matches with an adult female
Do they carry their prey away? There were only a few pigeon feathers and no remains,
In my limited experience the sparrowhawk seems to pluck the pigeon breast & eats what I assume are the most nutritious parts of the bird & leaves the rest to the magpies and crows which carry off whats left.
The feather measurement matches with an adult female
Do they carry their prey away? There were only a few pigeon feathers and no remains,
Sometimes yes, but they prefer to drag it under a hedge or into thick cover and eat it there,
If you have any of the above, it might be worth a look to see if there are any bits there.
That's pretty usual, they drag the kill into the bushes to "plume it"@Cobra Found more feathers in the shrubbery but no bits!
A Spar ( female ) weighs 10-12 oz a wood pigeon starts at around that, so its no easy task to "take-away"
Having said that they may still be feeding young at the moment, so may eat half and take the rest.
You are quite correct Martyn. these are both austringer's / falconers terms, Spar is female.I'm familiar with 'Musket' for a male sparrowhawk, but I think this is an austringer 's term. Is Spar the same, or a generic for a female?
The short answer is yes.Is tercel/tiercel only applicable to falcons?
Puts the expression "fat bird" into a whole new context!!!
Its more the weight difference than size.the female is over twice the size of the male?
Indeed there is quite a lot of history and "lore" surrounding falconryIt's usually attributed to The 'Boke of St Albans, 1486'.