A magnificent flying beast

This was taken on my sony a6 with my 55-210mm zoom lens. This guy flew right past my head and landed on a branch. It was absolutely and entirely amazing and unexpected and unfortunately this was as close as I could get to the majestic beast.

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Ant Marriott

Lion

I'm sorry but this isn't a Peregrine falcon, the habitat and its behaviour isn't right and Peregrine don't have that banding on the tail. I don't really know about North American raptors but I would suggest looking into the Sparrowhawk/Goshawk family in your bird guide. Posted 10 years ago
1. ThreePointSoul
  
  Katipo Spider
  
  Basing it off my memory and what I could find on the Goshawk I would say it is in fact a Northern Goshawk. The banding is more consistent, as are the white ridges above the eyes. Thank you for the assistance, I've adjusted the tags and the species identification accordingly. Posted 10 years ago

ThreePointSoul

Katipo Spider

Lol that's ok, I'm glad someone was able to help. I wasn't trying to mislead anyone, I was basing it solely off of memory and what I could find on google. Thank you! Posted 10 years ago

Stuart

Lion

I had the pleasure of flying one of these as well as a japanese goshawk. Stunning creatures! Posted 10 years ago
1. ThreePointSoul
  
  Katipo Spider
  
  That's super cool! I'm just grateful I got to see one :) Posted 10 years ago

The Northern goshawk

The northern goshawk is a species of medium-large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, a family which also includes other extant diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards and harriers.

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Similar species: Diurnal Birds Of Prey

Species identified by ThreePointSoul