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Red-shouldered hawk

Buteo lineatus

Photo by Rhizae
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Description:

A pair of red-shouldered hawks perched above the road; I saw the first and had stopped to get a few pictures when the second hawk landed next to it, then after a few minutes flew to a light on the opposite side of the road.

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EOL: Buteo lineatus, Red-shouldered Hawk

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Comments (4)
Atul
nice spotting !!
Rhizae
Thanks; and yes, I stopped in a parking lot to take these pictures
alicelongmartin
They; do like perching on those lights. Hope you were off the road safely.

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PublishedNovember 11, 2011

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