Powerful predator that frequently
hunts relatively large prey, e.g., large
rodents, opossums and monkeys.
Spizaetus tyrannus
(L 23-28" Wt 2-2.9 lb)
Upper Blanchisseuse Road
17Feb2018
Spizaetus in Greek means
hawk eagle; tyrannus in
Latin means tyrant.
I am the eagle, I live in high country,
In rocky cathedrals that reach to the sky.
(John Denver)
© David L.
Ross, Jr.
Macaulay
Library