Australian Hobby

[Alan]

Falco longipennis (really). Alice Springs Desert Park

[Isac]

Nice capture as it's about to take flight. I can't work out what the thing is at it's back end - looks like a plastic lid off a bottle?

[HansE]

Long feathers. They do loo long for the size of the bird. I don't think I have sen one close up even though they are all over Australia.

[avkomp]

did well in harsh light. wonder if that round thing on the back of it is a gps tracker?

[Alan]

Thanks you two.

I hadn't noticed that.

You could be right about the tracker. These trained birds fly free around the presentation.

The presenter was a bit worried about a wild Hobby flying over as his birds could get a bit territorial

[Isac]

Or excited!

[Alan]

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