Green Backed Heron - Bird photography and identification
Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus)
Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus)
Photo description
This raptor specializes in looking and acting like a Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) to allow it to try to get close to its prey which includes birds and small mammals. I had to lighten this one considerably in photoshop even though I used maximum positive exposure compensation. f/7.1, iso 800, exp comp plus 2.0, 1/2000.
Uploaded Apr 6, 2006 | Flickr URL
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Trinidad Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
2 comments have been posted about this photo

Very neat sighting. Too bad the conditions weren't good. We've had such terrible weather lately, too.
Posted on Apr 6, 2006
Gini~ says:
Cool!
Posted on Apr 6, 2006
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