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Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

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Field Notes

Description:

This hawk was hurriedly eating something while somewhat hidden by this covering of kudzu. Nearby, another hawk was looking on - perhaps the reason it was being so cautious of its food.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/43714070

Notes:

Spotted near utility pole #44 at an uncultivated area next to a mining operation in Kennesaw, GA

Reference Links:

Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis - Overview, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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