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Semiplumbeous Hawk

Leucopternis semiplumbeus

Photo by SeanWilcox
Published on Project Noah
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10.4565, -84.0087

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Description:

Adult in La Selva Biostation, Costa Rica. It had just eaten a juvenile green basilisk. The tail is still sticking out of its mouth.

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Comments (1)
Mark Ridgway
How do they do it - like eating little dimetrodons whole. Great shot Sean.

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PublishedJune 10, 2013

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