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Goshawk


Goshawk
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Copyright: Eyal Bartov (bartove) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 170 W: 1 N: 484] (6222)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-10-13
Categories: Birds
Camera: CANON 1Ds Mark III, 600 mm f 4
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/1600 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-01-25 0:16
Viewed: 563
Points: 2
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The Goshawk is the largest member of the genus Accipiter . It is a raptor with short broad wings and a long tail, both adaptations to manoeuvring through trees in the forests it lives and nests in. The male is blue-grey above and barred grey below, 49–57 cm (19"–22") long with a 93–105 cm (37"–41") wingspan. The female is much larger, 58–64 cm (23"–25") long with a 108–127 cm (42"–50") wingspan, slate-grey above and grey below. Males of the smaller races can weigh as little as 630 grams (1.4 pounds), whereas females of the larger races can weigh as much as 2 kg (4.4 lbs). The juvenile is brown above and barred brown below. The flight is a characteristic "five slow flaps – straight glide".

In Eurasia, the male is sometimes confused with a female Sparrowhawk, but is larger, much bulkier and has relatively longer wings. In North America, juveniles are sometimes confused with the smaller Sharp-shinned Hawks and Cooper's Hawks, but the size again is a distinctive feature of the goshawk.
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Nice inflight shot. These are never easy to get. Lovely!

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