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Graham Turner  
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 More options May 11, 11:53 pm
From: "Graham Turner" <ori...@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 13:53:51 +1000
Local: Sun, May 11 2008 11:53 pm
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Grey Falcon(s), Karratha, WA, 11-05-2008
What a great sighting...Nephurus must be one of the best looking geckos
around.

Graham Turner

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathan Waugh" <nathan.wa...@gmail.com>
To: <birding-...@vicnet.net.au>; "Jonny Schoenjahn" <jonnyb...@bigpond.com>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 10:24 AM
Subject: [Birding-Aus] Grey Falcon(s), Karratha, WA, 11-05-2008

> Hi,

> After an amazing night of spotlighting looking for reptiles on Saturday
> night I came back from Pannawonica very satisfied (Nepherus wheeleri will
> do
> that to you, Oh and a Northern Quoll). This satisfaction turned to pure
> exhilaration when just outside of Karratha I noticed 2 birds of prey with
> a very 'grey' feel about them.
> As my thoughts processed what I had seen, three or four seconds later I
> slammed on the brakes, turned back and pulled up in a completely 'safe'
> manner. Two Grey Falcons were circling high over the quarry providing
> sensational views of both the under and upper sides. Very dark primaries
> both on the under and upper sides were the most conspicuous feature at the
> distance I was viewing them at (apart from the pale grey upper parts!).
> After watching the birds for 5 minutes I managed a terrible photo of one
> of
> the birds.

> All the recent rains this area has been having and the fact that the two
> birds were together may suggest some breeding activity was taking place.
> I'll keep an eye out.

> Happy birding,

> Nathan Waugh
> Karratha, WA
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