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Roadside Hawk eating a Tarantula spider

Rupornis magnirostris

Description:

In photo three, the Hawk is wiping off the fine tarantula hairs from his beak...

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2 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Great capture Matthew!
I've assumed this was added to the insects of Costa Rica mission in error so I have removed it for you.

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 11 years ago

Sensacional grandiosas series :::

MatthewKritzer
Spotted by
MatthewKritzer

Bahía Ballena, Provincia Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Spotted on Dec 10, 2012
Submitted on Dec 13, 2012

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