Collared Sparrowhawk (nest)

Description:

The nest is a platform of sticks 27–32 cm across, 12–15 cm deep, lined with green leaves [that's why it's so difficult to see the whole nest] around 4-39m above ground in the fork of a living tree. The laying season is July to December. Pairs nest solitarily. (Wiki)

Habitat:

This nest is approximately 15-20m high up in a tree about 10m back from the bank of a river, near Jignarrin (Barnett Gorge).

Notes:

This female Collared Sparrowhawk was in the process of building a nest. I was alerted due to seeing it flying towards the tree we were camping near, with a small amount of twigs in its talons. It's really difficult to see the nest itself but you can see the female's tail (see pics 1 and 2). The video shows the tail waving around as she goes about her business. The 3rd pic shows the female having landed on the branch about to enter the nest. The last pic shows the female taking off from the nest. See spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/157... of the female having a feed.