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Hawk Identification

LurkerNo1 · 2022-12-10 12:02:22

Just spotted this Hawk on a rat in the woods near me. Can someone identify it please? Spotted in Rusheen Woods just outside Galway City. Thanks. Sorry I can't figure out how to rotate the image.

10-12-2022 01:02PM

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LurkerNo1

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Just spotted this Hawk on a rat in the woods near me. Can someone identify it please?
Spotted in Rusheen Woods just outside Galway City. Thanks. Sorry I can't figure out how to rotate the image.

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#2 10-12-2022 01:03PM

Little snowy old me

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Hi. It's a buzzard.

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#3 10-12-2022 01:09PM

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Thanks for the reply. I have not seen one before in this area just Sparrow hawks. It got spooked when it saw me and flew away, then I saw the rat making a run for it through the leaves. As I walked away I kept an eye and saw it fly back and catch the rat again, then it flew off with it.

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