Red Backed Hawk by danob

Photography • Creatures • posted on Apr 30, 2008

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Description

This is a medium large species of hawk with a rounded head, a short tail and rounded wings with widely spread primary feathers. They are highly variable in colour, though all adults have a pale tail with a black sub-terminal band. Usually, the males are blue-grey above, while the larger females like this one are reddy-brown on the back, both have pale underparts. However there are some birds of both sexes that are mainly black. They are a widespread bird in the Falklands, occurring throughout most of the larger islands. They usually nest on ledges and in rocky crags, though they have also been reported to nest on the ground or on radar masts at Mt Pleasant. They can become quite aggressive in defending their nest. There is some indication that their population in the Falklands has increased since the 1950’s, and it is thought this to be due to the introduction of rats, mice, rabbits and hares, which form a large part of their diet, although they also eat many geese. They are widely distributed in South America, occurring north as far as Colombia and south-eastern Brazil.

Comments (35)

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MaraP

1:02PM | Wed, 30 April 2008

Excellent capture!!! Like a pose :)

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sintoock

1:04PM | Wed, 30 April 2008

Excellent.

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DCLEW2

1:14PM | Wed, 30 April 2008

Excellent capture. This is a beautiful species that I haven't seen. I would have guessed that it was a falcon rather than a hawk. well done.

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jeroni

1:31PM | Wed, 30 April 2008

fantastic capture my friend, excellent image

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gunsan

1:37PM | Wed, 30 April 2008

So beautiful!!

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magnus073

1:50PM | Wed, 30 April 2008

Superb photo and wonderful description, very nice work

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JeffG7BRJ

1:52PM | Wed, 30 April 2008

A beautiful bird Danny, and a very informative narrative to accompany it. Superb capture. Bravo!!!!!

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virginiese

2:05PM | Wed, 30 April 2008

Breath taking ! Bravo ! Great DOF and colors

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SapUS59

2:17PM | Wed, 30 April 2008

excellent capture and well composed, great dof too !!

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rockstrider

2:31PM | Wed, 30 April 2008

Something seems to have caught his attention! Love the lighting and colours here Danny! Great shot and info as always mate!!

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kilsbyr

2:34PM | Wed, 30 April 2008

beautiful capture, timing, and colour

aquablue

3:10PM | Wed, 30 April 2008

Fine capture !

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DarkStormCrow

3:16PM | Wed, 30 April 2008

Excellent capture and beautiful bird, nicely done..

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MistyLaraCarrara

3:19PM | Wed, 30 April 2008

Good lookin!

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Mousson

3:39PM | Wed, 30 April 2008

impressive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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gs1953

3:46PM | Wed, 30 April 2008

Bellissima!

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Hendesse

3:50PM | Wed, 30 April 2008

Excellent shot, fantastic light and details. A very beautiful bird.

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artaddict2

4:50PM | Wed, 30 April 2008

Nice light in this shot, the detail is superb as always Danny. Thanks for the invaluable information to go along side.

MedTran39

6:37PM | Wed, 30 April 2008

Super!

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kansas

6:51PM | Wed, 30 April 2008

A wonderful shot of this hawk. It is a beautiful bird.

MrsLubner

7:12PM | Wed, 30 April 2008

My goodness! They eat Geese? They must be aggressive! Gorgeous, sleek bird. It looks so delicate for one so bold. Excellent info and photo.

Charberry

7:44PM | Wed, 30 April 2008

Awesome capture, once again! I do appreciate the explanation with each bird you photograph, and that makes learning about it ever more fun. Excellent image!! :o)

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