Falco longipennis
1 Australian Hobby at Black Range, NSW
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| Falco longipennis | MatthewHiggins | 31 Mar 2020 |
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Today’s sighting is of the same bird we have been seeing for several days and which I have been posting to the Atlas. The take-off photo shows the tail nicely fanned. Today had added interest in that one of ‘our’ semi-resident Lace Monitors was using the same tree for sunning itself. I was able to get into a position where both creatures were visible, as per the second photo - the Lacey is at left centre and the Hobby is towards the top right corner and more distant. About 40 mins later from a more distant vantage point we saw that the Hobby had made a successful hunt and was plucking a small bird, with a stream of feathers floating away on the breeze. I am posting the Lacey as well and making cross-reference to the Hobby in the description.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.845357-36.740649
- Places Black Range, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 31 Mar 2020 02:27 PM Recorded on
- MatthewHiggins Recorded by
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Species information
- Falco longipennis Scientific name
- Australian Hobby Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1030.2m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Was this a nesting or breeding site?
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