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Red tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Description:

This red tailed hawk had just swept off a Hermit Thrush foraging in the open space.

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5 Comments

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 9 years ago

Thnx Ashley! i would have never known. Will separate them soon!!

AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago

The feathers belong to a red-shafter flicker and should be in their own spotting :)
http://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/feat...
http://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/feat...

Maria dB
Maria dB 9 years ago

Very nice series - did it lose the feathers in the tussle with the thrush? And the thrush got away?

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 9 years ago

uploaded a few feathers from it's tail and body.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 9 years ago

It dropped a few feathers below the tree. Brilliant orange!!

HemaShah
Spotted by
HemaShah

Concord, California, USA

Spotted on Feb 2, 2015
Submitted on Feb 2, 2015

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