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Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus

Photo by Liam
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Field Notes

Description:

The Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) is a medium-sized hawk. Its breeding range spans eastern North America and along the coast of California and northern to northeastern-central Mexico.

Habitat:

Urban/Woodland

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Red-shouldered Hawk

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Comments (2)
Liam
Thank you, Karen. I believe I got lucky here. You should have heard him scream. :)
KarenL
Lovely shot! I find aerial shots very tricky - I never seem to get perfect focus.

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PublishedOctober 19, 2011

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