Bat hawk

I've decided to stick with the whole bird trend, mostly because I've been spending a lot of time thinking about flying recently. This is due to the fact that I will be spending a good 20 hours in the air within the next week, and I'm not quite sure how I feel about it. I mean, flying doesn't freak me out or anything, which is definitely a good thing. I do, however, get fidgety and restless after sitting still for too long. I've been trying to find ways to keep myself entertained on the…

Macheiramphus alcinus Photo by Gary Albert (Wikipedia) Common name: bat hawk (en); milhafre-morcegueiro (pt); milan des chauves-souris (fr); milano murcielaguero (es); fledermausaar (de) Taxonomy: Order Falconiformes Family Accipitridae Range: This species is found throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia and south through the D.R. Congo, Tanzania, Zambia and Angola down to South Africa. It is also found in south-east Asia, in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Papua…

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Bat Hawk, Malaysia. This bird is not named for its spooky appearance - it actually eats bats.

An acrobatic, swift-like raptor with angular wings and a massive gape; capable of snatching prey from the air and devouring it in a flash while still on the wing. Dark with varying amounts of white on the underside; African birds have patchy white throughout the underparts, while white is restricted to the throat and lower belly on New Guinean birds and solely to the throat in Southeast Asian birds. Inactive during the day; hunts at dawn and dusk, and occasionally into the night if light is…

Coyote Hills Regional Park, Fremont, CA

Bat Hawks have long wings. The large eyes are bright yellow. The long and slender legs and toes are pale bluish-grey.

Stock photo Bat Hawk (Macheiramphus alcinus), Bintulu, Bukit Sarang Conservation Area, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia. Buy a licence on mindenpictures.com

bat hawk in flight