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Great B. Hawk, Anaconda
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Great B. Hawk, Anaconda

by Nate Chappell

Gallery: AvianPosted April 29, 2012146 views10 comments
Here's a shot that I took on our tour of the Ibera Marshes in Argentina last summer. We found a pair of Great Black Hawks which were feeding on what the guides thought was a young Yellow Anaconda. They didn't think the hawks had killed the snake, rather that the snake had died because of unusually cold weather a few days earlier. This bird actually tried to pick up the snake and fly off with it when we approached in our boats but of course the snake was way too heavy. It's about 75% of FF.

7D 500F4 1/2000 F6.3, iso 400, handheld from boat

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 29, 2012 at 6:39 PM
Neat! And very nice for hand held from a boat.
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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 29, 2012 at 7:47 PM
Agree with Richard.
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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on April 29, 2012 at 7:59 PM
Beautiful bird-very cool image!
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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on April 29, 2012 at 9:14 PM
Just awesome - perfect exposure on the blacks and a decent look at the snake (though it could be better)
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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 30, 2012 at 10:38 AM
Great exposure and sharpness, really nice look at this bird.
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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 1, 2012 at 1:49 AM
Very cool, Nate. Nice detail in the blacks.
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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on May 1, 2012 at 9:02 PM
Handsome bird. Awesome bird in habitat, enough snake to figure out what is occurring.
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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 2, 2012 at 6:04 AM
Great setting and detail Nate
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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on May 3, 2012 at 8:20 PM
Very cool shot, Nate, and a fierce looking hawk.

Gees, hand held from a boat-- fantastic skill on your hand-holding technique.
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Comment posted by May Haga on May 8, 2012 at 8:00 PM
I remember this day Nate. Excellent image.
May
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