Grey Goshawk

Accipiter novaehollandiae

Description:

Bird of prey. White morph of the Grey Goshawk. The Grey Goshawk is listed as endangered in Tasmania, where only the white morph variety is found.

Notes:

Second visit to our house. Seems to fly in to a tree in the back yard, look around. Then move on. We have lots of small birds in the area (sparrows, finches, etc.), wondering if it preys on them.

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9 Comments

AntónioGinjaGinja 9 years ago

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lori.tas 9 years ago

Lovely Japh. Just a few days ago, I saw one on our road, similarly perched on a power pole. I tried to get a shot from my phone but it flew off before I got the camera feature functioning. I'm hoping it will stick around. But we're not as near to water as you are, and they prefer wet forest. Although, it might be a young bird looking for open territory.