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Buteo lineatus
Red-shouldered Hawks are medium-sized, with broad, rounded wings and medium-length tails that they fan out when soaring. In flight, they often glide or soar with their wingtips pushed slightly forward, imparting a distinctive, “reaching” posture. Adults are colorful hawks with dark-and-white checkered wings and warm reddish barring on the breast. The tail is black with narrow white bands. All ages show narrow, pale crescents near the wingtips in flight.
Riparian meadow
Spotted on Nov 6, 2012
Submitted on Nov 8, 2012
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