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Red-Tailed Hawk

Buteo Jamaicensis

Photo by EmilyMarino
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Prairie Grassland

Notes:

This is the "prairie dog thief"! After the larger ferruginous hawk had her fill, this red-tailed hawk came back to feed on the leftovers.

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Comments (7)
ChristyHolland
Nice shooting Emily! Love the 3rd one with the oil pump!

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PublishedFebruary 28, 2012

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