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Please help to ID a bird. Many thanks!

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1^# A A A Post at 20/08/2022 18:25 Show author

Please help to ID a bird. Many thanks!

Scene: foot hill of Mt. Davis

Saw a yellow-crested cuckatoo mobbing a small raptor (seemingly) which went into a forest. My apologies for the photos' poor quality as they were quite far away and my 500mm lens was inadequate. Please can someone help identifying this brown-coloured bird? Much appreciated!

I am a new member and this is my first post. Not sure if this is the right way to ask? Thanks anyway!

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2^# A A A Post at 21/08/2022 16:52 Show author

It's either a Crested Goshawk or a Besra. I think probably a Crested Goshawk, but I'm not 100% sure. They're predators, and the cockatoos really don't like them, but I usually just hear them calling rather than actually chasing them away.

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3^# A A A Post at 21/08/2022 21:42 Show author

Unfortunately my photos didn't lend themselves into easy ID. But many thanks to ajohn for narrowing down the possibilities. Much appreciated!

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