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Buteo jamaicensis
Just taking off to hunt in a field by the road.
The Red-tailed Hawk is a bird of open country. Look for it along fields and perched on telephones poles, fenceposts, or trees standing alone or along edges of fields.
Spotted on Oct 20, 2012
Submitted on Mar 10, 2013
7 Comments
You have some beautiful pictures petite! If you spot more in Iowa, make sure to add them to my mission, they would be an awesome addition! http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/2149...
cute bird-love these! :)
Thank you Christy!
Oh...and welcome to Project Noah!!!
Great capture!! I'd love you to add this (and your other spottings that apply) to the mission Raptors of North America: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8627...
Thanks Emily!
Great shot! What a cutie!