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Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Photo by rcpaccialjr
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Notes:

this eagle? or hawk? swoop down to kill a rabbit.can anybody identify this bird?

edit: Thanks JoshuaGSmith. So this very likely a Red-Tailed Hawk.

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PublishedSeptember 6, 2015

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