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Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo Jamaicensis

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Description:

Stocky and broad, it's commonly seen perchased on trees, poles or fence posts along roads or fields. Its plumage varies from light to very dark, but all eastern adults have a distinctive rusty-red tail. Injured and in rehab at VINS.

Habitat:

Often hunts from the same perch day after day catching small mammals with its feet. L 19" WS 49"

Notes:

VINS

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