Green Backed Heron - Bird photography and identification
Black Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus tyrannus)
Black Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus tyrannus)
Photo description
This bird flew into the canopy as we were watching a small mixed flock. It is somewhat smaller than the Ornate Hawk-Eagle (1kg vs 1.2kg) and takes somewhat smaller prey such as toucans, chachalacas, squirrels and opossums. iso 1600, f/8.0, 1/400, exposure comp +2.0. Canon 20D/100-400IS
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Langooney says:
Wow, that must have been pretty thrilling!
Posted on Sep 29, 2006
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