Brown Goshawk (immature)

Description:

This immature Brown Goshawk looks nothing like an adult yet. The plumage is dark brown on the body with a dark, wide "V" pattern barring from the chin to the rump.

Habitat:

This is towards the end of the dry season and in the build up to the wet season. Although the water level was low at the time, (it got much lower see pic 4 taken three weeks after the Brown Goshawk), there was still water and food due to the large amount of rain from the previous wet season (see pic 3 taken April 2017 just after the wet season) . Mankajarra has stands of Paperbark Trees (Melaleuca sp.) and other plants along the edges of the water. When the water level is high, the trees are in the water (see pic 3) and the birds have many more places to hide in and hunt from.

Notes:

Sitting with my mum amongst the Paperbark Trees (Melaleuca sp.) when this young one came down for a drink (check out this little video of it having a drink of water https://youtu.be/zYxzQIrGhH8 ) We saw an adult later on (see spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/148... ).