Tiny blackbird hitches a ride with red-tailed hawk

Photo: Mike White/Instagram/ @usinterior

August 04 2015 11:47 AM

Check this out.

A red-winged blackbird was captured hitching a ride on a red-tailed hawk by a photographer.

Mike White spotted the wondrous sight while visiting DeSoto and Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge in the United States.

This is definitely something you don't see every day, according to the US Department of the Interior Protecting America’s Great Outdoors and Powering Our Future.

Check out this rare sight: A red-winged blackbird hitching a ride on a red-tailed hawk that Mike White spotted while visiting DeSoto and Boyer Chute National #WildlifeRefuge in #Nebraska and #Iowa. We see territorial blackbirds (among others) dive-bombing raptors, but this is definitely something you don't see every day. Photo courtesy of Mike White.

A photo posted by U.S. Department of the Interior (@usinterior) on Aug 3, 2015 at 4:06pm PDT