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Rough-Legged Hawk

Buteo lagopus

Photo by Josh Asel
Published on Project Noah
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One of my absolute favorite birds. This RLHW gave us a nice show. Light morph.

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Comments (4)
Josh Asel
Thank you Ashley me too :) I love it when animals stare right at mt because I feel there's a deeper connection. gives me the jitters!
AshleyT
Beautiful bird! I love the second photo :)

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