Gray-capped Hitchhiker (1 of 1)
Roadside Hawk sounds like such a pedestrian name. It’s a common hawk in Costa Rica but quite beautiful in my opinion with its reddish highlights. This Tropical Kingbird, however, didn’t appreciate the beauty and wanted this raptor out of its neighborhood. As usual, the little tough guy got his way and took a brief ride as the hawk was getting out of town. (Roadside Hawk – Buteo magnirostris; Tropical Kingbird - Tyrannus melancholicus) (I changed the identity of the hitchhiker from a Gray-capped Flycatcher thanks to the correction from Larry Waddell, below.) (Sony a1, Sony 400mm f/2.8 with a 1.4 extender; 560mm, f/4, 1/2500 second, ISO 1250)
Gray-capped Hitchhiker (1 of 1)
Roadside Hawk sounds like such a pedestrian name. It’s a common hawk in Costa Rica but quite beautiful in my opinion with its reddish highlights. This Tropical Kingbird, however, didn’t appreciate the beauty and wanted this raptor out of its neighborhood. As usual, the little tough guy got his way and took a brief ride as the hawk was getting out of town. (Roadside Hawk – Buteo magnirostris; Tropical Kingbird - Tyrannus melancholicus) (I changed the identity of the hitchhiker from a Gray-capped Flycatcher thanks to the correction from Larry Waddell, below.) (Sony a1, Sony 400mm f/2.8 with a 1.4 extender; 560mm, f/4, 1/2500 second, ISO 1250)