Spotted this Grey Goshawk in Lane Cove NP Sydney right beside the fire trail. Was not concerned with me, but took off when three mountain bikers came tearing down the trail.
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Great find, and lovely photos
Ryu
Canberra
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Good on you WD! You get some great shots from Lane Cove NP in Sydney.
As for cyclists.....don't start me.
Samford Valley Qld.
Very nice, Grey Goshawks are one of my favourites.
I know what its like when they scare the birds off. But a few do stop and wait while i'm taking pics. That reminds me i was up the mid mountains a week ago on a very steep trial and an older mountain biker had serious, well must have been serious chain issues, he was going off grumpy old fart style and you should have seen his face "priceless" when he realised i was there and that i probably herd it all lol. I wonder if he heard my laughs slip out as i walked past hehe.
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My main concern with mountain bike riding is the huge erosion problems it's creating. There are many places in Australia which will be scarred for eternity by this activity. Like so many human acitivities I think we'll regret this one in the years to come.
Nice find and pics. Cool that it gave you a front and a profile pose.
vas, you should have given him a snickers.
Dave
Sydney
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Great photos. I love the feather patterns in the breast.
Nice photos. Glad you didn't get knocked over by those cockroaches on wheels
Nice photos WD, what a beautiful bird.
Yet to see one.
Thanks for the comments .... funny story of yours vas, i can picture the scene of the disgruntled mountain biker swearing at his bike!
Birding is a funny old game!
I have only seen grey goshawk twice before over 6 months ago before getting the photos above in the forest at Lane Cove NP last wednesday. Then going on saturday to a completely different area - the Richmond lowlands - I see a grey goshawk!
I couldn't agree more. You want to see something really badly, but you don't see one for ages, then once you see one, they are everywhere! Lucky find, Whistlingduck
Ryu
Canberra
Aiming for DSLR-quality shots with a bridge camera
Well done, they are nice shots. Shame about those twit riders.
Thanks HelloBirdy and Canonguy.
Couldn't believe it, saw another Grey Goshawk yesterday at Kyeemagh near sydney airport, thats 3 in totally different locations in one week.
You're on a roll WD! Where's the other photos