The Galapagos Islands, 2006 & 2008

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A juvenile Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) in flight on Espanola (Hood). Endemic to the Galapagos, this species is in the same genus (Buteo) as the North American red-tailed hawk and the Eurasian common buzzard (buteo buteo). Adults are a much darker brown than this beautifully colored youngster.
Copyright © 2008 John Van de Graaff

A juvenile Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) in flight on Espanola (Hood). Endemic to the Galapagos, this species is in the same genus (Buteo) as the North American red-tailed hawk and the Eurasian common buzzard (buteo buteo). Adults are a much darker brown than this beautifully colored youngster.

Bird Photographs by John Van de Graaff