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This is the Collared Sparrowhawk — and don’t let the size fool ya. These blokes are built for speed. They hunt at full pace, weaving through trees and scrub, smashing into flocks of birds before they even know what’s happened. No soaring, no circling — just pure ambush. They’ve got short, rounded wings for tight turns, long toes for gripping prey mid-flight, and reflexes sharp enough to hunt inside forests where most hawks wouldn’t dare. Small body. Big attitude. That’s the Aussie bush for ya. �

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