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the assassin that flies full speed through dense forest just to ruin a pigeon's day
means A large, powerful hawk of the genus Accipiter, built for fast, agile pursuit of birds and small mammals through woodland.
from From Old English gōshafoc, literally 'goose-hawk' — gōs ('goose') plus hafoc ('hawk'). The name suggests a hawk big enough to take large birds, though in practice it favours pigeons, crows and rabbits over actual geese. The hafoc element is the same ancestor that gives us modern 'hawk,' and it has cousins across the Germanic languages, like German Habicht.
- forest flier
- Threads through trees at high speed without crashing
- falconry royalty
- Once called the cook's bird for filling tables
- silent killer
- Ambushes prey with sudden bursts, not soaring
- leg power
- Long legs and talons grab fleeing prey midflight
- red-eyed adults
- Their eyes deepen from yellow to fierce red
goshawk of capernaum — medieval manuscript illumination depicting a trained hunting goshawk from 12th century levant
japanese goshawk subspecies — accipiter gentilis fujiyamae, endemic to japanese archipelago, historically used in falconry during feudal period