ID challenge

[avkomp]

I got this guy last week. Didnt initially know what it was. after watching I thought I knew, then a parent bird came and fed it, then I knew for sure.
so, what do we think this guy is? I will leave it be for a while before the answer goes up. and no, this wasnt at the bird bath....I was trying to get pix of a family of kestrels (not particularly successful either) d5 600f4 tc17 (1000mm) 1/2000 f8 iso 1600. about 60 percent of frame

[Grumpy John]

I hope that you're not relying on me to come up with an answer. Just learning my birds and have trouble identifying the adults let alone the juvies.

[Isac]

With the strong black and white colours on the tail I would guess it's a White-bellied Sea Eagle. It could be a Grey Falcon or Nankeen Kestrel as well but wild guess on those 2.

[avkomp]

Not any kind of raptor. A lot smaller
lack of talons and hooked raptor beak gives that away. Looks super different than the adult.
thought this may cause some headaches

[Grumpy John]

Can we start with what it's not?

[Isac]

The only small birds I can think of with the hooked beak are owls. Frogmouth also

[Grumpy John]

Tawny was my first thought

[avkomp]

Sure. It's not a pelican.

[avkomp]

surprisingly enough, this is a juvenile dusky wood swallow. so different from the adult. the first image is a perched juvenile and the 2nd is an adult in similar position.

[Isac]

That's going in my book! Lovely photos and thanks for the guessing game - it holds the interest.

[avkomp]

I thought the angle on the flying pic made it way tougher to ID. like I said, initially I didnt know what it was and got some pix, but then the adults came and were feeding it etc. 2nd time I have encountered these things in the wild. the first one was at a nest they had, but the nest was sadly in the same tree as a goshawk, which let the chicks get bigger and ate them. this was in penrith in sydney.
the above pix are taken on our place
this property is continuing to offer up species for me.