I asked a similar question on the forum in May last year under the thread "Hawks and Falcons" - go to page 7 - "General Birding Discussion" section for some very interesting comments - good luck
Cheers Sid will have a nosey.
Just had a look think i might need a drink now!!! Great answers though.
phil ogden said
Fri Mar 26 8:10 PM, 2010
sid ashton wrote:
Phil
I asked a similar question on the forum in May last year under the thread "Hawks and Falcons" - go to page 7 - "General Birding Discussion" section for some very interesting comments - good luck
Cheers Sid will have a nosey.
sid ashton said
Fri Mar 26 9:28 AM, 2010
Phil
I asked a similar question on the forum in May last year under the thread "Hawks and Falcons" - go to page 7 - "General Birding Discussion" section for some very interesting comments - good luck
phil ogden said
Wed Mar 24 9:12 AM, 2010
Thanks for that Tony. Never thought to google it!!! What a muppet.
Tony Coatsworth said
Wed Mar 24 8:35 AM, 2010
Google says ......
One difference, which is a key distinguishing factor, is that falcons have a notch on their bills that they use to dispatch prey, whereas 'hawks' do not. Falcons belong to the family of long-winged hunters, quite a few of which kill birds in flight, whereas hawks tend to take their prey on the ground and are predominantly short-winged for woodland hunting, although there is some overlap in hunting methods between the two types. The name 'hawk' comes from the days of falconry ('hafoc' or 'havoc') and predominantly referred to the Goshawk (German 'Habicht'), which was the favourite hawk of the country class. They were originally used to obtain food (rabbit etc.) Falcons were classed as more 'aristocratic' species.
phil ogden said
Tue Mar 23 10:50 PM, 2010
I'm no expert by a long way.But my nephew baffled me at the weekend. He asked whats the difference between a hawk and falcon? Looked through a few books but can not find the answer. I know allyou experts out there will no.cheers
Just had a look think i might need a drink now!!! Great answers though.
Cheers Sid will have a nosey.
I asked a similar question on the forum in May last year under the thread "Hawks and Falcons" - go to page 7 - "General Birding Discussion" section for some very interesting comments - good luck
One difference, which is a key distinguishing factor, is that falcons have a notch on their bills that they use to dispatch prey, whereas 'hawks' do not.
Falcons belong to the family of long-winged hunters, quite a few of which kill birds in flight, whereas hawks tend to take their prey on the ground and are predominantly short-winged for woodland hunting, although there is some overlap in hunting methods between the two types.
The name 'hawk' comes from the days of falconry ('hafoc' or 'havoc') and predominantly referred to the Goshawk (German 'Habicht'), which was the favourite hawk of the country class. They were originally used to obtain food (rabbit etc.) Falcons were classed as more 'aristocratic' species.