Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[Ashburnham]

They won't take chickens - they are mainly carrion eaters.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Had a visitor this afternoon. He did laps just coasting round and round in circles for about 10 minutes.


He wasnt really paying much attention to our chickens though they were on guard and the rooster was watching it carefully.
He seemed more interested in something in the yard one or two over and went down there a couple of times. Last time he seemed to vanish so not sure if someones pet bunny was being a snack and thats why he didnt come back up.

Any idea what type of Hawk? he is exactly? Eating chickens aside they really are a beautiful bird arent they.

That is a fantastic shot apps!!!! Love it!
that looks like an eagle to me. But down here any predatory bird we see "Ahh, the Chicken hawk is back"!!

 

[cluckcluckluke]

They won't take chickens - they are mainly carrion eaters.

Try telling that to my raptors!!

That doesn't look like a wedge, to much white, wedges are mostly full brown.
Maybe a juvenile though?
not to sure.

 

[appps]

Looks like a Wedge Tail - was he that low, or did you take that with a telephoto?
A pair of them fly in circles around here every day- but always up high.


xx   M

He was fairly low, just above the tree line but it was over next doors not us so that's with my 200mm lens and then I cropped in closer as well.

This one probably gives a better idea of how low, this was as he was coming around towards us so he got closer. He pretty much just kept flying in a circle round that tree to the side.

Kids were mesmerized.

We dug out the bird book and our best guess is the Little Eagle. Glad to hear they don't take chickens. He was too close for comfort for my un roofed run.

I dont know if its because I just never noticed them because we didnt have chickens but there seems to be eagles or hawks everywhere lately.

 

[Pinky Macgyver]

Great photo I like the little signature too. Is photography a hobby of yours?

 

[appps]

Great photo I like the little signature too. Is photography a hobby of yours?

Thanks, Yeah I do it for a living. Though I'm a bit sick of working weekends so am scaling right back at the moment.

 

[appps]

Flying foxes eating the ripe figs in my chook run.

That's pretty cool, is it infra-red? Seem to be a heap of flying fixes round lately.

 

[satay]

Great photo Appps. I have only every had one hawk try to take a chicken and it was tiny it tried to grab a bantam but I scared it off. Then the peewees saw it and chased it out of the property. They are brave little birds lol.

 

[Pinky Macgyver]

Thanks, Yeah I do it for a living. Though I'm a bit sick of working weekends so am scaling right back at the moment.

Oh that's awesome sorry to have under guessed. Portrait/wedding photography? Or do you take your own shots and exhibit?

 

[Ashburnham]

Apps - it's a gamecam. Movement activated, works on a timer, takes infra red flash photos at night.
I have a couple of them. I set them up in the bush to photograph wildlife.


xxxx M