Photo category:
Beech forest of continental Greece
Vertebrates specimen collection
Natural History Museum of Crete exhibition

  • Photo taken by:
    Trikali, M.
  • Photo taken date:
    March 2013
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Birds
Animals
Vertebrates
Oak forest of continental Greece diorama

Photo of a Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a typical raptor of forest edges. Its short rounded wings and long tail allow it to maneuver easily among the trees.