Galápagos Hawk
 by Anthony Begovic
Anthony Begovic

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The Galápagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) is a large hawk endemic to the Galápagos Islands. Known for its fearlessness towards humans and authority over the islands as the only original predator, this bird has inhabited the Galápagos archipelago for over 300,000 years.

I was lucky enough to see this fellow just sitting on a rock, with the Pacific ocean in the background.

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ocean, bird, marine, portrait, nature, animal, wild, wildlife, pacific, galapagos, prey, hawk, ecuador, buteo, galapagoensis

Comments

  • Sandy Stewart
    Sandy Stewartover 3 years ago

    A lovely portrait of this majestic looking bird! Lovely detailing! I would personally add more of the blue background to the front of this bird, so it doesn’t appear quite so tightly squeezed. Other than that, this is lovely!!! :)

  • Cathleen Tarawhiti
    Cathleen Taraw...over 3 years ago

    Damn timeout just deleted my message. It said something like this is a beauty. I like the colours and that you can see the breeze blowing around him.

  • Wayne  Pearson
    Wayne Pearsonover 3 years ago

    This is incredible, excellent image Anthony.

  • Karin  Taylor
    Karin Taylorover 3 years ago

    so majestic
    could look upon him for hours
    his plumage is beautiful
    an amazingly close capture for such a creature
    well done indeed

  • Stephanie Johnson
    Stephanie Johnsonover 3 years ago

    Wonderful shot Ant – so much detail. It looks like you had the most incredible trip!

  • Mohsen Bayramnejad
    Mohsen Bayramn...over 3 years ago

    Excellent capture, Anthony. amazing…!

  • Keegan Wong
    Keegan Wongover 3 years ago

    The clarity and pose is beautiful, love the blue background to go with! Excellent composition as always anthony!

  • lallymac
    lallymacover 3 years ago

    Stunning image – great composition and crystal clear colour!

  • Luka Skracic
    Luka Skracicover 3 years ago

    What a fantastic capture Anthony! wow, you’ve done well to capture this guy, wonderful.

  • denise romano
    denise romanoover 3 years ago

    wonderful !!!