NATURE NOTE
A Hatepe correspondent recently heard the sound of a bird in great distress, and saw a large bird, judged to be "about three times the size of a blackbird," with a fantail in its beak. To the correspondent's relief the smaller bird escaped when the agressor was startled. It is probable that the predatory bird was a New Zealand falcon, or Karearea, sometimes known as the bush-hawk or sparrow-hawk. The upper surface is blackish brown, the under surface a buffy white streaked with dark brown. This hawk is considerably smaller than the commoner hawk or harrier. The harrier is generally seen soaring, whereas the falcon often flies low over the surface of the ground or forest. The falcon is a fearless bird, and will pufsue its prey regardless of all else, even man, and has been known to pursue smaller
birds into a house, or amongst a group of people standing outside. The falcon is seen occasionally in the Taupo area.
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Taupo Times, Volume III, Issue 131, 30 July 1954, Page 9
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163NATURE NOTE Taupo Times, Volume III, Issue 131, 30 July 1954, Page 9
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