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Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

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ChristyHolland
Hi Robert, I've created a new "Raptors of Colorado" mission - would love you to join! Here's the link: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8627557
ChristyHolland
I'm in Denver and it's a Red-Tail - yes - dark morph or rufous...we don't have the Red Shouldered here, and none of the other buteo's in the area look like this. Beautiful picture! Beautiful bird!
RobertHathaway
Don't know, Karen. I'm pretty sure it's a Red Tail. Maybe Dark Morph pattern? I'll add another picture showing partially extended wing.
KarenL
This looks too dark to be a Red-tailed hawk. Possibly a Red shouldered hawk? http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-shouldered_Hawk/id/ac
KarenL
Very nice! Welcome to Project Noah Robert!

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