Falcon

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Mon, 01/08/2016 - 18:57

rawshorty

Falcon

Hey guys,

i am at Bowra station at the moment and i got this Falcon i thought was a Black but it may be a dark brown? Help please.

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Mon, 01/08/2016 - 19:05

dwatsonbb

Love those photos. Certainly no expert, but looking at the barring, thinking Brown, but is is very dark. As always happy to be wrong.

Dale Huonville, Tasmania

Mon, 01/08/2016 - 19:08

Ozmartin

Dark form brown falcon. Nice photos !

Mon, 01/08/2016 - 19:14

rawshorty

Thanks guys, but not the verdict i wanted :(

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

Mon, 01/08/2016 - 20:18

zosterops

see how you can see the speckles of light shining through the wing and tail feathers on the Brown, this is absent in Black Falc.

a rather useful id feature missing from the fieldguides from what i've seen.

(not my pic)

Mon, 01/08/2016 - 20:28

zosterops

Brown Falcon:

Black.

Another easy hint is that Browns have upswept wings, this is never seen in Black Falc which fly on flat or downswept wings.

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