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Buteo lineatus
L 15-19",W 37-42". Heavily spotted b&w on wings w/brownish back. Breast barred orange & white. Rusty shoulder patch. (at maturity)
Prefers moist woodlands, near water & swamps
I was very lucky to spot this magnificent creature while visiting one of Florida's beautiful state parks (Highland's Hammock). My husband and I spent about 45minutes in awe of him. We both took many pictures and thanked the hawk for allowing us such a wonderful opportunity. Description obtained through personal copy of "National Geographic Field Guide to Birds-Florida"
Spotted on Jun 6, 2011
Submitted on Jul 27, 2011
16 Comments
KatCuff- Tyvm! I feel very blessed to have been able to get this shot!
Lee- I love going there as well; my husband loves Myakka River State Park in Sarasota, I need to get him to branch out more...I want those stamps in my Florida State Park Passport book!
Beautiful!
We love Highlands Hammock State Park to! Great place to see wildlife.
Thank you Noe!
Gorgeous pic! So close!
Thank you Nicholas4!
Wonders of nature! It's so close, one can almost see the shooter pointing the lens at it in it's eye!! Spectacular photo. Thanks.
Thank you Christiane =)
Yes I have more :) I am just learning to use this app/site :) I will try to upload more- prob from computer
It looks really proud.. Great shot!
Have you got some more - this is impressive
This was at Highland's Hammock State Park in Sebring Florida btw
This was an amazing bird. He allowed me to get within about 10ft! My husband and I both took many shots of this gorgeous bird before we thanked him and left him to his hunting :)
wow what a closeup!!! yeah how did you get so close?
How did you get so close - Great shot