Australian hobby (Falco longipennis).
Taken at Old Bar, NSW.
A wet night saw many birds drying off this morning, and still looking slightly bedraggled! Many, like this Hobby were quite happy to soak up a few rays before setting out for the day!
The hobby is a solitary and aggressive falcon using rapid flickering wing beats, with tail fanned when hovering. It glides on flat or slightly drooped wings with carpals flexed and outerwings swept back. Its flight is often characterised as low and fast, zig-zagging over or between vegetation and open ground.
Wikipedia.
Australian hobby (Falco longipennis).
Taken at Old Bar, NSW.
A wet night saw many birds drying off this morning, and still looking slightly bedraggled! Many, like this Hobby were quite happy to soak up a few rays before setting out for the day!
The hobby is a solitary and aggressive falcon using rapid flickering wing beats, with tail fanned when hovering. It glides on flat or slightly drooped wings with carpals flexed and outerwings swept back. Its flight is often characterised as low and fast, zig-zagging over or between vegetation and open ground.
Wikipedia.