By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 11:42 EST, 1 March 2013 | UPDATED: 14:25 EST, 1 March 2013 With its fearsome beak and three foot wingspan, the Harris Hawk is among the most deadly hunters in the sky. But that didn't stop a Great Kiskadee from taking on this predator when it strayed too close to the tiny bird's young. A photographer captured the plucky bird dive-bombing the hawk and landing on its back to ward off any threat to its nest in El Salvador. David and Goliath: The tiny Great Kiskadee was captured taking on a Harris Hawk on the outskirts of San Salvador, El Salvador
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Extraordinary shots capture Great Kiskadee taking on a Harris Hawk
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Tiny bird landed on predator's back when it strayed too close to nest
Combat: The @placeholder is seen perched upon the bird of prey's back in this shot