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broad winged hawk

Buteo platypterus

Photo by David
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This great forest predator actually let me get close enough to get a photo before he took off.

Habitat:

Deciduous forests

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Comments (1)
MitchRay
Awesome shot. and kudos on the ID, it always takes me a while with Broadwings

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PublishedApril 27, 2011

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