Mystery bird: Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus | @GrrlScientist

This lovely British mystery bird has long been persecuted in the British Isles as well as throughout much of the Old World, and it still is Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus (protonym, Falco Nisus), Linnaeus, 1758, also known as the northern sparrowhawk, common sparrowhawk or simply as the sparrowhawk, and colloquially as the hedge hawk, spar hawk, spur hawk or stone falcon, photographed at Chiltern Hills, Oxforshire, UK. Image: Sam Vaughan, 12 March 2012 (with permission, for GrrlScientist/Guardian use only) [velociraptorise]. Nikon D40x with a AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm lens Here's the original mystery bird photograph for you to refer to: Question: This lovely British mystery bird has long been persecuted in the British Isles as well as throughout much of the Old World, and it still is. Why? Can you identify this mystery bird's taxonomic family and species? Can you tell me which sex it is? Response: This is a...

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