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Common Black Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus)

Common Black Hawk passing through a migration corrider, heading north- viewed at a Hawk Watch location (over 500 were counted here during March 2023)
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Habitat
Riparian corridor
Location
Tubac, Arizona
Date taken
March 11, 2024
Scientific name
Buteogallus anthracinus
Equipment used
Sony RX10 IV
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/1600 second, f/4, ISO 160
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Tucson Birder
aloktewari said:
Awesome ...
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Thanks! Sometimes the birds are flying very high, but early in the morning as they leave their roosts and start to lift off, they fly much lower. This shot is still pretty heavily cropped but the birds that flew over later in the morning were too high for my camera!
 
bievreJJ
splendid photo of this wonderful hawk, one I had the pleasure to see in New Mexico a number of years ago; top class, many tfs!!
 

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Category
North America
Added by
Tucson Birder
Date added
View count
150
Comment count
7

Image metadata

Device
SONY DSC-RX10M4
Aperture
ƒ/4
Focal length
219.8 mm
Exposure time
1/1600 second(s)
ISO
160
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
EC16D177-2CCB-4878-A486-D564C284B999_1_201_a.jpeg
File size
48.1 KB
Date taken
Mon, 11 March 2024 9:20 AM
Dimensions
678px x 508px

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