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Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Photo by petunia13
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Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

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Comments (10)
LillyRadic
I agree, juvenile red-tailed hawk. Juveniles have pale eyes whereas adult red-tails have brown eyes.
Carol Snow Milne
Hilarious! Maybe your spot is a Golden Eagle. HA! LOL! Great photo! Perfect!
Sachin Zaveri
Impressive Icon picture of Global Urban Biodiversity Mission,, I love this picture,,
jamerbean
Agreed with juvenile red-tailed, the tail barring is unmistakable. Love the picture!
MitchRay
I'm thinking he's a juvie Red-tailed

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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PublishedMay 18, 2011

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