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Crane Hawk (juvenile)
Stanley Jones

Crane Hawk (juvenile) (Geranospiza caerulescens)

Crane Hawk (Geranospiza caerulescens subsp. flexipes) Juvenile. Roadside along the Transpanteria Road between South Wild and Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Pantanal with scattered cerrado (savannah) at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation.
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Habitat
Roadside, pantanal with scattered cerrado (savannah) at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation.
Location
Along the Transpanteria Road between South Wild and Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Date taken
August 2015
Scientific name
Geranospiza caerulescens
Equipment used
Canon
jbpixels
Beautiful Hawk capture.
I recently saw a documentary on TV that showed a project to help Jaguar orphans and how difficult it is in general for the species to survive in the Pantanal.
 
delia todd
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Oh my!! Very well done Stanley, the first juvenile image to come in here.... and a suer picture it is too.

Very well done my friend, I'll add this one to Opus shortly.
 
peterow
Suburb find. Great detailed pose and clarity of this beauty, Stanley, well done.
 

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Central & South America & Mexico
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Stanley Jones
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