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Red-Tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Photo by BlueAppaloosa
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Field Notes

Description:

Largish hawk with a reddish tail. The body color can vary, but this individual is a dark morph. He and his mate (a light morph) were nesting on a nearby cliff.

Habitat:

Forest, field

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PublishedMarch 1, 2014

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