Interesting facts about northern goshawks

The northern goshawk is a medium-large raptor in the family Accipitridae. As a species in the genus Accipiter, the goshawk is often considered a “true hawk”. The scientific name is Latin; Accipiter is “hawk”, from accipere, “to grasp”, and gentilis is “noble” or “gentle” because in the Middle Ages only the nobility were permitted to … Read more