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Red-Tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

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Found this Red-Tailed Hawk in an open field feeding on some sort of bird or rodent. I was about 30-40 yards away as I watched it pluck and swallow bits of its prey- a very cool thing to see! Such incredible birds

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Bas
nice picture's man!! and good close up with the meat in his mouth!!

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2011 Best Wildlife Photo
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PublishedAugust 31, 2011

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