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Hawk Eagle with Prey
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Hawk Eagle with Prey

by Lindsay Erin Lough

Category: AvianAdded February 1, 2009559 views

Birds of Prey

Keywords: Hawk Eagle, prey, raptor, Amazon, Peru, South America, Madre de Dios, eagle, rainforest

This Hawk Eagle's prey (an Amazonian duck) was so large that it had to fly from tree branch to tree branch, resting as it traveled. I captured one of these moments here. I have uploaded a VERY low resolution photo here (~200 KB), but can provide a full resolution (3 MB) photograph if requested.
Image Format: Digital Capture - 7 to 9MPImage Crop: Less than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: Digital RetouchModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No