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leucistic Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Photo by Tom15
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Notes:

This odd Red-tailed Hawk was hunting from the top of telephone poles and trees and landing in the middle of a grass field near the road.

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Comments (2)
Tom15
Thanks Joshua. It's always nice seeing an oddity in nature.
Josh Asel
FANTASTIC spotting Tom! These leucistics are so few and far between. And what a beauty this one is too.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2013

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