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Buteo lineatus
Note: "Florida birds are very pale, particularly on head and breast. Reddish-orange patch on shoulder. Orange barring on breast." see reference page
deciduous woodlands, often near rivers and swamps.
This is the typical pale south Florida variety adult. It was sharing a perch high up on a tall Royal Palm with some cormorants and vultures. Did my best with the zoom on my "point and shoot" but couldn't get many angles.
Spotted on Jan 25, 2014
Submitted on Jan 26, 2014
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