Black-collared Hawk

Gallery: AvianPosted November 27, 201586 views6 comments

This handsome raptor is very common in the Pantanal of Brazil, it's diet is mostly fish which it catches live from the top of the water. This was taken at Pouso Alegre Lodge.
Canon 5D3 500F4 1/2000 F7.1, iso 320, manual exposure, handheld

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6 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 27, 2015 at 2:00 PM

Very sharp with nice wing position, Nate.

devil

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on November 27, 2015 at 2:51 PM

Impressive bird, with a less impressive fish enlightened

... Looks a little like the Brahminy Kite... Great shot. Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on November 28, 2015 at 9:54 AM

Great look at this bird with the open wings and a bit of food in the talons. Wish there weren't such harsh shadows - but everything else is handled well

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on November 28, 2015 at 11:16 AM

Beautifully captured Nate.
May

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on November 29, 2015 at 8:00 PM

Great flight capture Nate. That sweet light shows very nice detail in the hawk. The fish in the talons always kicks it up a notch too. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 30, 2015 at 6:51 AM

Aweome flight capture of this beauty Nate devil

I'm so envious, I saw a couple of these guys in Argentina when I was there, and would have loved to get a close-up photo opportunity like this, but it just wasn't in the cards for me on that trip..

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