1.3K views · 151 reactions | This Northern goshawk tried to land on a...

1.9K views · 188 reactions | Flash, a Northern Goshawk and Raptor-in-Residence here at the Alaska Raptor Center, has changed a lot over the last few years! When they are young, Northern Goshawks are brown and streaky, with narrow dark bands in the tail, and orange/ yellow eyes. As they reach adulthood, goshawks are dark slate gray above with pale gray barred underparts, a dark head with a wide white stripe over the eye and the eyes shift to orange/ red. | Alaska Raptor Center | Facebook

40K views · 1.6K reactions | Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) | BIRDS & Nature | Facebook

Flash, a Northern Goshawk and Raptor-in-Residence here at the Alaska Raptor Center, working with one of her Avian Care Specialists on the glove. The name goshawk comes from the Old English word for “goose hawk,” a reference to this raptor’s habit of preying on birds. Falconers have trained goshawks for more than 2,000 years; the birds were once called “cook’s hawk” for their success at snaring meat for the pot. | Alaska Raptor Center