Hawk in the High Light

This is a broad‑winged hawk (Buteo platypterus). I haven’t seen one recently, and I captured this image some time ago. Every time I’ve spotted one, it’s been high overhead, making it tough to get a detailed, close‑up shot.

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Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)

An encounter with a Broad-winged Hawk on a rainy Vincentian road.

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Broad-Winged Hawk in Flight

This is a broad-winged hawk (Buteo platypterus) that I spot occasionally. I was fortunate with this photograph—the hawk banked just right, allowing me to capture its top side. Lately, I haven't seen many hawks, though that might be because I often sit under the canopy of my pergola, unaware of what's soaring overhead.

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Hunting Hawk in Motion

Charlie and I went to sit outside at 0730 this morning. There was a lone white pigeon in the middle of the yard near some feeders and a bird bath. It was the same pigeon that I posted a couple days ago ... I think she might be domesticated because she doesn't fear us being close. Anyway, after a few minutes the pigeon took off I looked up and saw a hawk was descending. I almost dropped my camera trying to capture the moment. I was too slow, but the broad-winged (Buteo platypterus) landed close by in a tree, then took off again flying low over the yard ... I managed a couple of pics then.

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Sky Hunter’s Glide

Beware, death itself is in the air. This broad-winged hawk (Buteo platypterus) buzzed my backyard this morning, looking for a meal. I've never actually seen a hawk take a bird from my yard; the only evidence is the occasional puff of feathers left from the left behind after the struggle.

"Late Pleistocene fossils of Broad-winged Hawks, up to 400,000 years old, have been unearthed in Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Virginia, and Puerto Rico." - allaboutbirds.org

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Sky Hunter

“Graceful wings slice through the azure canvas, as the hawk scans the heavens for its next prey.” - Copilot

This broad-winged hawk (Buteo platypterus) flew high overhead this morning while Charlie and I sat outside.

"Each fall, hundreds of thousands of Broad-winged Hawks leave the northern forests for South America. They fill the sky in sometimes huge flocks that can contain thousands of birds at a time, and these “kettles” are a prime attraction at many hawkwatch sites. As they move from the broad stretches of North America to narrow parts of Central America their numbers get concentrated, leading people to describe places such as Veracruz, Mexico, and Panama as a “river of raptors.”" - allaboutbirds.org

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