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The American Red Hawk

Buteo jamaicensi

Photo by HemaShah
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Comments (3)
HemaShah
Thanks So much Clement!! I will look into that!!
ClementDufour
thats not a kestrel, kestrels have very fast wingbeats and shark angular shadows. this one looks like a hawk, probably a buteo like a red tail or a swainson

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