14-young-female-20-Feb

Little Sparrowhawks in Centurion / 14-young-female-20-Feb Unless stated all Birds are digiscoped images by Etienne Marais 2007/02/20 Juvenile Female in the process of feeding on a prey item, in this case a nestling bird. At this age (and for this pair) the female is characterised by heavily barring on the flanks and much heavier streaking/blotches on the chest. It is also slightly larger and stockier than the male. This bird is about 48 days old. Wierda Park, 20 February 2007 Image digiscoped by Etienne Marais © Indicator Birding

Little Sparrowhawks in Centurion / 14-young-female-20-FebUnless stated all Birds are digiscoped images by Etienne Marais2007/02/20