Hunter bird is spotted locally

Updated September 14 2017 - 8:44pm, first published 6:00pm
UNCOMMON: Australian hobbies are typically irregular in the area.
UNCOMMON: Australian hobbies are typically irregular in the area.

A bird with a black back flew into a tree in Sebastopol. It perched very erect and then swivelled its head through 180 degrees, showing very owl-like features – sooty-black face, two large eyes close together, and small beak. After a while it flew, revealing a taupe or fawn colour on the front, and the neck or bib was dark russet red which merged to black on its back. Feet were yellow.

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