Semiplumbeous Hawk
Leucopternis semiplumbeus
(L 12-13")
(L 12-13")
La Selva Biological Station
18Jan2022
Follows swarms of army ants
in order to capture antbirds
...numbers declining.
in order to capture antbirds
...numbers declining.
Leucopternis in Greek means
white hawk; semiplumbeus in
Latin means half leaden.
white hawk; semiplumbeus in
Latin means half leaden.
© David L.
Ross, Jr.
Ross, Jr.
Macaulay
Library
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The hawk was everything I wanted
to be: solitary, self-possessed,
free from grief and numb to the
hurts of human life.
to be: solitary, self-possessed,
free from grief and numb to the
hurts of human life.
(Helen Macdonald)