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Black-collared Hawk
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A bird of prey I had never seen before. It wasn’t easy with my 300 mm lens to get close enough to make an acceptable photo. Every time when I came closer he was flying a few poles further away. Lucky I was alone, so after a while he was a bit used to my presence.
The Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Busarellus. It is found in M. and S.- America. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and swamps.
The adult Black-collared Hawk has a more or less white head, tinged with buff, and with black shaft streaks on the crown. The body, above and below, and the mantle, are bright cinnamon rufous, paler on the chest. There is a black crescent on the upper breast. The back has scattered black shaft stripes; the flight and tail feathers are black with the base of the tail barred with rufous. The eyes are bright reddish brown, the cere and bill black, and the legs bluish white. Immatures are similar, but blotched with black, including on the crown, and the rufous barring on the tail is more extensive. The pale area on the chest is also more clearly marked. The upper surface of the wings is barred, and the eyes are brown. 51 cm.
Nest is usually placed in a large tree, frequently near water, but sometimes in shade trees in coffee plantations or other suburban areas. The nest is lined with green leaves. Between three and five eggs are laid, dull white, spotted with pale yellow-brown or red-brown, and a few darker freckles.
The Black-collared Hawk lives on a diet mainly composed of fish. Also water bugs and occasionally lizards, snails and rodents.
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(2903) - [2007-10-02 8:47]
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Hi Peter
very nice bird I did not even know it exists. A bit noisy but still ok with very nice compo
tfs
tom
hi peter!
not perfect quality but nice to see
and read about this beauty
fine composition
well done!
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- jmirah
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(3574) - [2007-10-02 19:53]
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Hi Peter,
Nice capture of an unusual looking hawk. Great composition. Very well done.
TFS
Jim
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- darwin
(1722)
- [2007-10-03 1:34]
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Hi Peter
Raptor i have not seen before
image not up to your usual quality
but still a great shot
tfs jon
True its not a perfect, but I don't think its been here on TN before, certainly a new one for me.
Well composed under the conditions with reasonable sharpness. certainly worth a posting.
Chris
Magnifique, beau Bg et belles couleurs.
Bravo
Marie
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(21400)
- [2007-10-04 5:53]
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Good capture Peter ! A great bird shot in difficult conditions but you managed a superb image with it. Well done !
Mario
