great black hawk

took over 50 wonderful frames of this Great Black Hawk as he circled over me for a few minutes. So close many frames cut off wings or tail. But of all the frames got zero with a glistening eye - disappointing.

ssp uribitinga

Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga subsp. urubitinga) Sexes similar. Tributary of Piquiri River, south of Puerto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Riverine with cerrado and scattered wetlands away from the tributary at ca. 122 m (400) elevation.

Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga subsp. urubitinga) Sexes similar. Tributary of Piquiri River, south of Puerto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Riverine with cerrado and scattered wetlands away from the tributary at ca. 122 m (400) elevation.

What a great name for a bird - like somrthing out of a children's scary story. This was along the New River, Belize, between Lamanai and Orange Walk. Distinguished from Common Black Hawk by short primaries, gray lores, white streaks on thighs, rump pattern.

Dust is everywhere during the dry season. Just about the only way for the birds to get rif of that dust is to shake their feathers.

A subadult bird which tolerated a slow & quiet approach. Great Black Hawks are somewhat sluggish ambush predators which take lizards, snakes & occasionally larger forest birds such as parrots & Chachalacas. This subadult bird is transforming from dark-brown to the Black adult...

I was able to observe/digiscope this fantastic juvenile Great Black Hawk today. I was able to take 157 photos of this individual. Here are several views. The Great Black Hawk nests and hangs out here in a patch of wooded marsh. I makes a shrill drawn out scream. Equipment Nikon Coolpix P1...

I was able to observe/digiscope this fantastic juvenile Great Black Hawk today. I was able to take 157 photos of this individual. Here are several views. The Great Black Hawk nests and hangs out here in a patch of wooded marsh. I makes a shrill drawn out scream. Equipment Nikon Coolpix P1...

Almost entirely black with white on the base and the tip of the tail and with yellow legs and cere.

Many of this bird there are in the Yanayacu River in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve - Peru