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Buteo jamaicensis
A large hawk. Most are rich brown above and pale below, with a streaked belly and, on the wing underside, a dark bar between shoulder and wrist. The tail is usually pale below and cinnamon-red above, though in young birds it’s brown and banded.
In a tree near commercial development with greenbelts and golf course.
Spotted on Dec 24, 2013
Submitted on Dec 24, 2013
4 Comments
Yes it is bigger. It was content to teeter on small branches to get this good hunting spot. Mice had been driven into a small strip by construction of a large senior living center. Easy hunting :)
Amazing series! And great pictures, by the way. It looks like the bird is bigger than the tree!
Thanks Tom15 :)
Nice series!