Green Backed Heron - Bird photography and identification
Cattle Tyrant (Machetornis rixosa)
Cattle Tyrant (Machetornis rixosa)
Photo description
Photographed by Celso Paris in Brazil. It feeds on insects often those disturbed by grazing animals such as cattle or capybara and sometimes hitches a lift on the back of these animals to use as a base for hunting its insect prey.
Uploaded Mar 14, 2008 | Flickr URL
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Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosa Brazil Celso Paris
4 comments have been posted about this photo

violetflm says:
beautiful light, nice detail!
Posted on Mar 14, 2008
Great shot
Posted on Mar 14, 2008
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Posted on Mar 14, 2008
Nice shot.. Nice composition..
Posted on Mar 17, 2008
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