New Zealand falcon (Falco novaeseelandiae)

Diamond Lake, Wanaka, New Zealand. Jan 3, 2017

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Ferdy Christant

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Valuable species intro, excellent! Posted 8 years ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
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  I was lucky to run into that guy at all! There are two diurnal raptor species left in New Zealand, the falcon, and the Australasian harrier. The harrier has benefited enormously from the large agricultural expansion, and you'll easily see 4 or 5 daily (and yet because I always saw them from moving cars, I never got a good photo!. But the falcon has suffered a lot, and it is now restricted to mountainous regions, and not at all common. This was the only one I saw, and it caught me completely by surprise, as I didn't have the telephoto! Fortunately, my compact has a decent zoom. Posted 8 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
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    Nice! I see the same thing in the Netherlands: if not for urbanization, we consume pretty much every inch of land for agriculture, which has destroyed nearly all wild vegetation. That said, small birds of prey do very well on these large open fields as they can easily spot small rodents. Posted 8 years ago

The New Zealand falcon

The New Zealand falcon or ''kārearea'' is New Zealand's only falcon and the only remaining diurnal bird of prey endemic to New Zealand. Other common names for the bird are bush hawk and sparrow hawk. It is frequently mistaken for the larger and more common swamp harrier.

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Similar species: Falcons And Caracaras

Species identified by Thibaud Aronson

By Thibaud Aronson

Uploaded Mar 14, 2017. Captured Jan 3, 2017 17:17 in 1215 Wanaka-Mount Aspiring Rd, Glendhu Bay 9382, New Zealand.

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DMC-TZ70
f/6.4
10/2500s
ISO800
129mm

Captured in the summer. More summer photos.