Grey-headed Kite

Grey-headed Kite: I spotted this bird sitting above the road as we traveled from Danta Corcovado Lodge on the Osa Peninsula to the Wilson Botanical Gardens in the southern foothills in Costa Rica today. I called it a White-hawk, but after we backed up far enough to see it properly, Mario (our guide) recognized it as a Grey-headed Kite. Though it has a wide range in the foothills and lowlands of both slopes in Costa Rica, it is listed as “uncommon”…so we were privileged to have spotted it. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. ISO 100 @ f5.6 and 4.5 @ 1/1000th.

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