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Buteo platypterus
A fledgling hawk on the mixed coniferous/deciduous forest floor.
Forest near wetland and meadows.
I could hear a parent calling from some nearby trees.
A-ha!! That's the other hawk we don't have in Colorado...the Broad-Winged and the Red-Shouldered are not found here at all...glad you figured it out! ;-)
I'd love you to add this spotting to the mission Raptors of North America: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8627...
I would say Red-Shouldered Hawk...doesn't look like a Red-Tail...no classic belly band or dark leading-edge of the wing...I won't say I'm positive though!!!
i like how in the first photo it looks like he's trying to show off, like he's trying to prove he's ferocious and you should mess with him.
Very reminiscent of a Red-Tailed Hawk Fledgling, that white patch directly behind it's upper mandible and those big yellow legs and feet not to mention it's coloration.
Spotted on Jul 20, 2012
Submitted on Jul 20, 2012
