Susie & I were headed north on Irish Settlement Rd near Star Stanton Hill this forenoon, when I noted a GOSHAWK in display flight soaring way up. With one eye on the bird, the other was occupied in keeping the rapidly decelerating red beast out of the field. Since it's her car, Susie had both eyes on the approaching ditch and therefore was in position to see a second GOSHAWK (adult) zing in front of the car and disappear down a hedgerow. The displays I noted were "tail-flagging" and a series of shallow "dive displays".
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