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The Northern GOSHAWK
Northern Goshawk, Goshawk, male Goshawk, Juvenile Goshawk, Photographs of Goshawk, Jackie Freeman, wildlife photography St Breward, Cornwall England.
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The Northern GOSHAWK |
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Distinctive Photographs of British Birds of Prey Since my unique encounter last year with a female juvenile Goshawk in my back garden I have not seen another Goshawk in the wild This weekend has made up for the lapse and photographed a juvenile male Northern Goshawk
Inquisitive Male Northern Goshawk. 17.7.2010 Photograph © Jackie Freeman Photography - St Breward - Cornwall 2010
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Goshawk
Goshawks got their name from the ancient Anglo Saxon word Goose Hawks and were eventually labelled with their Latin Name (Accipter gentilis) meaning hawk and noble or gentleman. Thus the term Nobleman's Hawk was derived in a time when only the English gentry could fly them for sport. The Northern Goshawk is the largest of the Goshawks to be present in the UK and in my estimation are staggeringly beautiful creatures.
17.7.2010 Juvenile Goshawk - North Devon Photograph © Jackie Freeman Photography - St Breward - Cornwall . 2010
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Many Falconers see the Goshawk as the finest hunting bird to be used in Falconry.
Portrait of Northern Goshawk Photograph © Jackie Freeman Photography - St Breward - Cornwall . 2010
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In their natural habitat in the wild, Goshawks prey on medium size and large birds & mammals such as pigeons & grouse, starlings and pheasants. This particular male Goshawk was seen to take a Cormorant and Ducks. Rabbits, hares and foxes are also known to be in trouble when a Goshawk is around.
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Male juvenile Goshawk Photograph © Jackie Freeman Photography - St Breward - Cornwall . 2010
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The Goshawk has also been known as; the Great Hawk, the Pigeon Hawk, or Autour des Palombes, the Eastern Goshawk, the Goose Hawk and the Star Hawk. Star hawk is a very apt name for this Goshawk.
Goshawks can be of a rather nervous temperament. Really?
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There are a large number of Goshawk varieties world wide and in the Goshawk subfamily including:
African Goshawk, Accipiter tachiro Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk, Erythrotriorchis buergersi Chinese Goshawk, Accipiter soloensis Christmas Island Goshawk, Accipiter (fasciatus) natalis Crested Goshawk, Accipiter trivirgatus Black Goshawk, Accipiter melanoleucus Black-mantled Goshawk, Accipiter melanochlamys Brown Goshawk, Accipiter fasciatus Dark Chanting Goshawk, Melierax metabates Doria's Goshawk Eastern Chanting Goshawk, Melierax poliopterus Frances' Goshawk, Accipiter Fiji Goshawk, Accipiter rufitorques Gabar Goshawk, Melierax gabar Grey-bellied Goshawk, Accipiter poliogaster Grey Goshawk, Accipiter novaehollandiae Grey-headed Goshawk, Accipiter poliocephalus Henst's Goshawk, Accipiter henstii Meyer's Goshawk, Accipiter meyerianus Moluccan Goshawk, Accipiter henicogrammus New Britain Goshawk, Accipiter princeps Pale Chanting Goshawk, Melierax canorus Pied Goshawk, Accipiter albogularis Red-chested Goshawk, Accipiter toussenelii Red Goshawk, Erythrotriorchis radiatus Sulawesi Goshawk, Accipiter griseiceps Spot-tailed Goshawk, Accipiter trinotatus White-bellied Goshawk, Accipiter haplochrous |
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Male Goshawk in Devon |
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I acknowledge with great gratitude and appreciation, the graciousness, consideration & great patience of Sophia Lolley for making entirely possible the wonderful opportunity to obtain the photographs I was able to take of this male Goshawk & more so, for making the day so special for my mother Sheila Stone and Granddaughter Evie Freeman so very memorable. Thank you so much. Jackie
Evie Freeman and a Hungry Goshawk! Photograph © Jackie Freeman Photography - St. Breward - Cornwall
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Photograph © Jackie Freeman Photography - St. Breward - Cornwall
A special day for my Mum. Sheila Stone visiting from Chippenham with a young Northern Goshawk Photograph © Jackie Freeman Photography - St. Breward - Cornwall |
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