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[Closed] What kind of bird have I got?

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Been given a stuffed bird but not sure what it is. I'm thinking sparrowhawk but may be completely wrong..

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Posted : 15/01/2016 12:48 pm
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Need something to scale.
Have you got a spare vole?
Or a football pitch?


 
Posted : 15/01/2016 12:54 pm
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I'd say yes the stripes are quite distinctive on the wings and tail.

Edit - @ Rustyspanner - Wales?

DBL EDIT - WhoTF gave you stuffed bird?


 
Posted : 15/01/2016 12:54 pm
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Baby robin seems unlikely in this case


 
Posted : 15/01/2016 12:56 pm
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The hand brush is 10" long. No vole, sorry 😉


 
Posted : 15/01/2016 12:56 pm
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Or a Blue Whale.
Ooh, or a Routemaster.
I know someone who's got one.
He lives in Wales.
Makes you think, eh?

It doesn't look very well.
Is it a parrot?


 
Posted : 15/01/2016 12:57 pm
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female sparrowhawk.


 
Posted : 15/01/2016 12:59 pm
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^ Ah, so I was right. Cheers Stoner 🙂


 
Posted : 15/01/2016 1:02 pm
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Stoner +1, didn't know the sex though!


 
Posted : 15/01/2016 1:03 pm
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An ex-female sparrowhawk


 
Posted : 15/01/2016 1:07 pm
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Males look way cooler though 🙂

Bolder colour.

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Sure it's not a hen harrier?


 
Posted : 15/01/2016 2:14 pm
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Whats that machine in the background ?


 
Posted : 15/01/2016 2:17 pm
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Norwegian Blue


 
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Bridgeport 760 in the background..


 
Posted : 15/01/2016 2:31 pm
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A creepy looking dead one.


 
Posted : 15/01/2016 2:33 pm
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I'd say it's pining for the fiords. Definitely shuffled off this mortal coil. Turn it upside down and it could be pushing up daisies.


 
Posted : 15/01/2016 2:53 pm
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That's Dave. TBH, was a bit of a knob and owed me £5. I'll not be seeing that £5 again.


 
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Looks like some kind of machine for reanimating dead birds in the background.


 
Posted : 15/01/2016 3:05 pm
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Are you sure it's not alive & thats not an action shot?


 
Posted : 15/01/2016 3:08 pm
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He's just resting.


 
Posted : 15/01/2016 4:14 pm
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African female sparrowhawk or European female sparrowhawk


 
Posted : 15/01/2016 4:47 pm
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African female sparrowhawk or European female sparrowhawk

What's the air speed velocity?


 
Posted : 15/01/2016 4:52 pm
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Are you allowed to show a female bird in an action shot?


 
Posted : 15/01/2016 5:23 pm
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laden or unladen?


 
Posted : 15/01/2016 5:34 pm
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Apparently, the consensus on here is "if she's over thirty, then batsh1t mental"


 
Posted : 15/01/2016 5:44 pm
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Sure it's not a hen harrier?

Sorry, I though you said hen carrier.

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Posted : 15/01/2016 5:45 pm
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That is a Lesser Spotted Shitehawk. They are rare nowadays as they keep getting stuffed!


 
Posted : 15/01/2016 7:07 pm
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Kes!


 
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Don't know who stuffed that hedgehog behind it but it looks a pretty poor job.


 
Posted : 15/01/2016 8:59 pm