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Red-Shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus

Photo by Cheryl Lee
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Description:

I believe this is a juvenile. It almost seemed to be playing with the caterpillar, and let me get surprisingly close.

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Red-shouldered Hawk, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornitholo…

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Comments (2)
Cheryl Lee
I did ~ it flew off into the trees safe and sound.
ChristyHolland
Playing is learning at his age!! Love it!! I hope you shoo'd him off the road!

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PublishedJuly 26, 2013

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