This near adult great black hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga) was in now way giving way to our car! It was simply watching and taking a couple of steps to the side as it was letting a cow pass. A very relaxed individual, and I did not see any prey nearby, so I wondered how it could be this relaxed to a car.
The location is in the rice fields of Fazenda San Fransico, so I could have missed something down by the canal hidden in the vegetation, but why was it up on the road?
It sounds like this:
Last updated on 8 November 2024
