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red tailed hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

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Field Notes

Habitat:

circling the prairie for prey.

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Red-tailed Hawk

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Comments (9)
tunnell-s-future-scientist1
When I turn 16 I want to become a falconer and get a Red-Tailed Hawk. Those great pictures let me see what they look like, I have been trying to find good pictures of them for years. Great Picture.
antimatterhands
thank you :) i was ecstatic that it came that close to me.

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PublishedMarch 9, 2012

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