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Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Photo by QWMom
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Description:

I'm not sure what this hawk was doing with its wings half-raised and its feathers ruffled. I think this is the same bird as this one, caught in a similar pose:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/44051180

Notes:

Spotted on utility pole #43 near 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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Southeastern raptors
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PublishedOctober 16, 2013

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