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Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Photo by DonnaPomeroy
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Hunting the steep coastal bluffs at Fort Funston in San Francisco.

Notes:

This adult Red-tailed Hawk seems to be managing just fine with only one leg. I didn't even notice it until I got home and loaded the pictures onto the computer.

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Comments (2)
Atul
Superb Series Donna !! Amazing action shots

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California Coastal Wildlife Watch
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Birds of the World
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Global Flight
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2012

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