Common Black Hawk
Often seen soaring...feeds on a
variety of reptiles and fish.
variety of reptiles and fish.
Buteogallus anthracinus
(L 17-21" Wt33 oz)
Upper Blanchisseuse Road
17Feb2018
Mangrove Black Hawk now
considered a subspecies,
considered a subspecies,
B. a. subtilis.
Buteogallus means hawk
rooster; anthracinus means
coal black.
rooster; anthracinus means
coal black.
A hawk’s simpler emotions are
easily perceived. Feathers held
tight to the body mean I am afraid.
Held loosely they mean I am at
ease.
easily perceived. Feathers held
tight to the body mean I am afraid.
Held loosely they mean I am at
ease.
(Helen Macdonald)
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