Roadside Hawk

Rupornis magnirostris

OrderAccipitriformes

FamilyAccipitridae

LocationBentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Hidalgo County, Texas

CameraNikon Z9Lens800mmAperturef/8Shutter1/1600ISOISO 3200

This is my first find personally of this species. What a neat species. This dude was just chilling early in the morning and even gave a good stretch before 4 others birders showed up to see what I was on. Fun!

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