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 9 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 9 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 9 years ago

Stuart

Lion

I had the pleasure of flying one of these as well as a japanese goshawk. Stunning creatures! Posted 9 years ago
1. ThreePointSoul
  
  Katipo Spider
  
  That's super cool! I'm just grateful I got to see one :) Posted 9 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