tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post5812346962713929305..comments2023-04-12T22:13:28.101+09:00Comments on Hakodate Birding: Goshawk and more Glaucous GullsStuart Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-69353620228353843922015-03-15T23:28:20.835+09:002015-03-15T23:28:20.835+09:00It does indeed........................It does indeed........................Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-47254758666582213752015-03-15T22:56:16.558+09:002015-03-15T22:56:16.558+09:00That bird looks ANGRY!That bird looks ANGRY!Scyrenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522861473181847726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-34500163933861627912015-03-09T16:13:45.961+09:002015-03-09T16:13:45.961+09:00It is indeed a great looking bird and this is the ...It is indeed a great looking bird and this is the first even halfway OK set of shots I've managed of the species, male or female.Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-15292001894746750762015-03-09T01:07:33.113+09:002015-03-09T01:07:33.113+09:00Is there anything more impressive than a male Gosh...Is there anything more impressive than a male Goshawk? Obviously that's a rhetorical question but it sure is a handsome and fearsome looking bird.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-27753014293210176742015-03-04T12:23:47.625+09:002015-03-04T12:23:47.625+09:00Hi Dan, yes I saw that on various sites..............Hi Dan, yes I saw that on various sites..........................now if only it had been in focus!Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-84532687399920668342015-03-04T09:30:32.131+09:002015-03-04T09:30:32.131+09:00The Goshawk is awesome. What a great bird. I'...The Goshawk is awesome. What a great bird. I'm waiting for a pic like this one: http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/03/03/photographer-captures-incredible-photo-of-a-weasel-riding-a-woodpecker-this-was-a-struggle-for-life/DirtBirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07573201020270361908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-24521773895380282972015-03-03T23:52:52.457+09:002015-03-03T23:52:52.457+09:00Well I just had a look. Wow! Great pictures.Well I just had a look. Wow! Great pictures.Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-77299637229708579752015-03-03T23:47:26.663+09:002015-03-03T23:47:26.663+09:00Thanks Noushka, I'll check yours out.............Thanks Noushka, I'll check yours out.............Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-61716079691921479032015-03-03T20:20:01.753+09:002015-03-03T20:20:01.753+09:00Hi Stuart
Brilliant set of pics on the Goshawk!
I ...Hi Stuart<br />Brilliant set of pics on the Goshawk!<br />I was myself extremely lucky to "catch" one recently hunting down a pheasant!<br />An awesome bird!<br />Keep well!Noushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583459949373167021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-85905693493318437582015-03-03T12:48:53.798+09:002015-03-03T12:48:53.798+09:00Goshawk means 'Goose' Hawk, can't real...Goshawk means 'Goose' Hawk, can't really see them taking a goose though..............a duck maybe.Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-15132915372853133862015-03-03T12:47:51.190+09:002015-03-03T12:47:51.190+09:00Why are they so wary I wonder? AFAIK they aren'...Why are they so wary I wonder? AFAIK they aren't hunted in Japan................Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-13104724686577879092015-03-03T12:47:04.144+09:002015-03-03T12:47:04.144+09:00I've never seen one in the UK ever...............I've never seen one in the UK ever....................Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-37004306988258362672015-03-03T12:46:40.479+09:002015-03-03T12:46:40.479+09:00Thanks Margaret...............Thanks Margaret...............Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-56412310072880136432015-03-03T10:27:28.948+09:002015-03-03T10:27:28.948+09:00Fine Goshawk portrait.... a pity they are so wary....Fine Goshawk portrait.... a pity they are so wary.John Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419454306292739431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-14055891940843011542015-03-03T04:50:34.836+09:002015-03-03T04:50:34.836+09:00Yowser! Never seen a Gos for years - let alone pho...Yowser! Never seen a Gos for years - let alone photograph one!Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714598258577335301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-65505365522897465862015-03-03T03:53:42.630+09:002015-03-03T03:53:42.630+09:00Well this one Zapped a Collared dove in the garden...Well this one Zapped a Collared dove in the garden which I thought was a bit large as a prey species for a sparrowhawk however the RSPB chap reconed that they were probably the biggest they would take.Derek Biilingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204521890232360291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-86419549227533393562015-03-03T02:06:40.551+09:002015-03-03T02:06:40.551+09:00How marvellous to see and take these shots of the...How marvellous to see and take these shots of the Goshawk. Brilliant.Margaret Birding For Pleasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400663056547331997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-40659603603720194172015-03-02T22:24:14.777+09:002015-03-02T22:24:14.777+09:00Well I guess when all is said and done it is basic...Well I guess when all is said and done it is basically just a big Sparrowhawk.........................<br /><br />Big female Sparrowhawks and small male Gishawks are pretty similar but when you get a decent view of a 'real' Goshawk it just seems.................bigger. The thickness of the legs/talons is a giveaway (if you can see them).Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-79001732697765976932015-03-02T21:49:24.934+09:002015-03-02T21:49:24.934+09:00Wow!! love the Goshawk, don't know about notic...Wow!! love the Goshawk, don't know about noticing you Stu, more like "if looks could kill" I thought I had one in my garden a few years back but alas ( after a chat with the local RSPB expert) it turned out it was probably a very large female Sparrowhawk.Derek Biilingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204521890232360291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-92156559215711957352015-03-02T19:55:32.866+09:002015-03-02T19:55:32.866+09:00Thanks Ayuwat, I see them perched a lot but they a...Thanks Ayuwat, I see them perched a lot but they always fly away before I can raise the camera to my eye...............Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-2484087926900721202015-03-02T19:47:38.021+09:002015-03-02T19:47:38.021+09:00Great shots as usual! I've only seen it perchi...Great shots as usual! I've only seen it perching once. Not an easy bird to get a nice photo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com