ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Aviceda subcristata  

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)
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© Geoff Walker 2013
Sandy Camp Road Wetlands Reserve, QLD (Dec, 2013)

The adult would bring a meal and decide which chick would get the meal perhaps based on the loudness of the plea for food. To the victor belongs the spoils.

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)

Dinner time

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)

To the hunter the spoils

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)

Immature Pacific Baza

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)

Pacific Baza

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)

Pacific Baza

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)

Pacific Baza

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)

Pacific Baza

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)

Pacific Baza

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)

Pacific Baza

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)

Pacific Baza

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)

Juvenile Pacific Baza

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)

Pacific Baza

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)

Pacific Baza Swooping

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)

Pacific Baza

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)

Pacific Baza

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)

Pacific Baza

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)

Pacific Baza parent at nest

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)

Pacific Baza

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)

Pacific Baza

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)

Pacific Baza

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)

Pacific Baza