goshawk_(38_of_47)-Edit

doing the rounds above the Mosel vineyards

comments (3)

Stuart

Lion

Nice shot! Love these, I had the pleasure of flying one years ago as part of a falconry experience. Posted 9 years ago
1. Annette Flottwell
  
  Lion
  
  thank you.. That was a heavy lifting and be darn quick experience :) Posted 9 years ago

Thibaud Aronson

Lion

Sorry, but that's not a Goshawk, it's a kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). Cf. the grey head with the black 'tear' and the undertail pattern. Posted 9 years ago

The Common kestrel

Year-Round Range Passage migrant Winter Range
| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
| subdivision =
About 10, see text
| synonyms =
''Falco rupicolus'' Daudin, 1800
''Falco tinnunculus interstictus''
}}

The common kestrel , also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel or Old World kestrel, is a species of predatory bird belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. In the United Kingdom, where.. more